Damien I don't feel. Not fear. Not regret. Not love. Not since my parents were murdered. Not since my world turned into blood, power, and rules I swore to live by.

But then I saw her. And something inside me shifted.

She lives a quiet life, far from the world I rule. She looked at me like I was a threat. Maybe I am.

But I can't stay away. I don't understand what this is. I don't know what it means to feel again.

But I know I'll protect her. Even if she doesn't want me to.

Mila I live in peace. A quiet home. A small town. A life I've built with care.

I don't ask for much-just for the past to stay buried.

Then he walked in. A man I barely recognized. Sharp. Cold. Dangerous. He speaks with silence. Looks at me like he's trying to remember something he lost.

And now he's everywhere-in my thoughts, in my fear, in my skin.

I don't know why he's here. I don't know what he wants.

But I do know this: Nothing stays quiet forever.