The Parasite [Yandere x Reader]

Chapter 19 - (The House)

The morning unfolded with a crisp breeze stirring the curtains of the mansion as Damien meticulously tended to the garden, his movements focused and deliberate. I watched him from the window, grappling with the unsettling realization that I knew very little about the man who had become an unexpected presence in my life.

He looks so normal, so at ease.

How can he be hiding so much?

After my conversation with Maia, doubts clawed at me with renewed vigor. I couldn't ignore the nagging suspicion that Damien harbored secrets about the mansion and himself—secrets he seemed reluctant to share.

I need answers.

I can't keep living in this uncertainty.

As he finished mowing the lawn and began gathering his tools, I steeled myself and descended the stairs with purpose, the echoes of my footsteps a stark contrast to the silence that seemed to settle around us.

This is it.

No more hiding, no more half-truths.

"Damien," I called out as I approached him, trying to keep my voice steady despite the knot of uncertainty in my stomach.

He turned towards me, a smile playing on his lips that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Hey, Y/N. What's on your mind?"

There it is again, that guarded look.

What are you hiding, Damien?

"Can we talk?" I asked, my tone more assertive than I intended.

"Sure," he replied, his demeanor guarded as he wiped his hands on a rag. "What about?"

I took a deep breath, my gaze steady on his. "About you. About your place. About everything."

Please, just be honest with me.

I need to know the truth.

Damien's expression shifted, a flicker of irritation crossing his features before he masked it with a sigh. "Y/N, there are things... things that I haven't talked about."

"Like the mansion," I pressed, my voice tinged with frustration. "What's your connection to it? Mrs. Thompson mentioned something about a fire."

He hesitated, his jaw tightening slightly as he searched for the right words. "The mansion... it's been in my family for generations. But there are things... things you wouldn't understand."

What wouldn't I understand?

I've been living with the unexplainable for weeks now.

"Try me," I urged, my patience wearing thin. "I deserve to know, Damien. If we're going to live under the same roof, I need to know."

"There are things better left unsaid," he replied tersely, his eyes avoiding mine.

No more evasions.

No more secrets.

"Better left unsaid?" I repeated, my voice rising with exasperation. "Why can't you just tell me the truth?"

Damien met my gaze, his expression clouded with a mixture of guilt and defiance. "Because some truths... some truths are too painful to share."

"Painful for who?" I shot back, my frustration boiling over. "For you or for me?"

"For both," he admitted quietly, his shoulders sagging. "But mostly for me."

Oh, Damien.

What happened to you?

I sighed, feeling a wave of sympathy wash over me despite my anger. "Damien, I want to understand. I want to help you. But I can't do that if you won't let me in."

He looked away, his jaw clenched, and for a moment, silence hung heavy between us. "I can't," he said finally, his voice barely a whisper. "Not now."

Not now?

When, then?

How long do I have to wait?

"Fine," I said, my voice trembling with unresolved emotions. "Take your time. But I need some space right now."

I can't do this anymore.

I need to think, to process all of this.

Without waiting for a response, I turned and walked back towards the mansion, the weight of unanswered questions settling around me like a suffocating shroud.

What have I gotten myself into?

Who is Damien, really?

As I retreated to the solitude of my room, I couldn't shake the feeling that I had unwittingly stumbled into a labyrinth of secrets and half-truths. 

And until Damien was ready to confront the shadows of his past, I knew there would be no peace in the mansion—only the unsettling whispers of uncertainty and the ever-present ache of unanswered questions.

How long can I live like this?

In this house of secrets and shadows?

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