Chapter 50 – Beneath the Silent Moon
The night air was thick with tension, the kind that made every breath feel heavier, every shadow darker. The mansion’s walls seemed to hum with secrets, carrying whispers from one locked room to the next.
Elena stood by the balcony, her hands gripping the cold railing as if the iron itself could anchor her. Behind her, Damien’s footsteps were steady but deliberate, the sound of a man trying to control the storm raging inside him.
“You shouldn’t be out here,” he said quietly, his voice carrying the weight of both concern and command.
Elena didn’t turn. Her eyes stayed fixed on the forest beyond the estate, where the trees swayed like silent witnesses. “Someone’s watching us, Damien. I felt it again tonight.”
Damien moved closer, his presence wrappin
