Malakai
I lingered in the shadows of the alley, watching her. I had planned to leave, but something about Mina always kept me tied… It wasn't love—no, love didn’t belong in my world. It was more of a confusing softness that crept up whenever she was around. Most of the time, I didn't know what to make of such feelings.
Did I let it infiltrate a deeper part of me? But that was the part I closed off for many years.
I left her because of this.
These are the same distractions.
Seemed like they were back to haunt me. I should have left. Hell, I should’ve been long gone. But instead, I stayed. Why did I care?
I shouldn’t. Mina was small, fragile, and everything that screamed trouble from the Pit. Yet, here I was, watching her like she was a puzzle I couldn’t figure out.
Why was she st
