The car sped through the nearly empty roads of the city, headlights cutting through the gentle fog that clung to the sleeping streets. Inside the luxury vehicle, silence hung heavy—thick and suffocating—as Demien kept his hands firmly gripped on the steering wheel, his jaw clenched tight. His gaze was focused ahead, but his mind was miles behind… stuck in the mansion… stuck in Alec’s gaze.
The way Alec stood at the threshold of the room, watching.
Demien could still feel the chill that passed down his spine the moment he realized Alec was standing there. Silent. Unmoving. A storm cloaked in calm.
He didn’t say anything. Alec didn’t need to. His eyes had said it all.
“Demien…” Salena’s voice broke through the stillness. She had been staring out the window until then, her eyes raw, her h
