Love Between the Ruins
"You lied to me?"
"No, I used you."
No, I didn't. But yes, I did. It was never supposed to be part of the plan.
She became the peace I forgot a human could feel. She became the first love I never knew I needed. She stitched together a heart I thought was broken into irrecoverable pieces.
She became my everything.
She shouldn't have been. Now, I am forced to pull away, because love is a luxury my mission cannot afford.
But my love... you are my end game now.
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She has faced nothing but storms her entire life, enduring a world that constantly takes.
He is a man who doesn't live-he merely survives, fueled entirely by a consuming fire for revenge. But his vengeance isn't just his own; it is deeply, dangerously tethered to her.
To right the wrongs of the past, he must strike. He doesn't have a choice. He will hunt down his enemies and take his revenge, but the cost of his war is devastating-it will cost him her trust, and he will lose her.
When the smoke clears and the damage is done, he is left with a broken bond and a burning vow.
He will never stop loving her. He will stand in the shadows, destroying any threat that dares to cross her path, acting as her unspoken protector. He might have lost her for now, but he is a man who refuses to fail. He will fight his way through the wreckage, protect her from the dark, and do whatever it takes to reach her again.