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Safe in a Distance
The road was silent except for the soft hum of the night wind brushing against the car’s frame while Seraphina’s fingers gripped the steering wheel so tightly and every mile that passed pulled her further from Adrian yet closer to a loneliness she didn’t know how to name and she drove until the city lights faded into nothing but distant glimmers in the rearview mirror even while her body ached and her mind screamed but her heart just whispered ‘Keep going.’Dawn had begun to bleed into the horizon by the time she reached the small village two towns away while mist curled around the roofs of old brick houses and the smell of wet earth mixed with smoke from morning fires although it was quiet too quiet but that was what she needed.Seraphina parked beside an old inn with a peeling blue sign that read “Willow Resthouse” and inside was a gray-haired woman who sat behind the counter squinted up at her.“Long way from home, miss?”Seraphina forced a small smile “Something like that... Do yo
I Should’ve Never Left Adrian
Elena sat in the middle of Victor’s living room with her fingers tracing the rim of her wine glass while the night outside was calm but her mind wasn’t because the air between her and Victor had turned suffocating and the silence felt heavier than any argument they could have had.Victor stood by the window with his shirt unbuttoned halfway and his tie hanging loose while making a call; he was always on a call recently and always someone else needing his attention or another excuse.Elena spoke without looking at him when he hung up “Who was that this time?”Victor glanced over his shoulder “No one important… just business.”“You have been saying that recently”He sighed “Elena, what do you want me to say? That I’m out saving the world?”“I’d settle for the truth” she said while standing, “You’re not the same person anymore.”He chuckled dryly “That’s rich, coming from you.”She folded her arms “What’s that supposed to mean?”Victor turned fully, his expression between irritation and
The Sneak Out
The quiet inside the safehouse wasn’t peaceful but was heavy like the air before a storm.Seraphina sat by the window staring out at the line of trees that surrounded the property while the world looked endless but everything felt closed in her chest.She pressed her palm against her stomach again. Just a faint flutter.She closed her eyes ‘No... don’t start crying now.’A knock came at the door“Seraphina?” Adrian’s voice was calm but sharp at the edges like he’d been thinking too much again.She swallowed and cleared her throat “Yeah?”The door opened and Adrian stepped in still wearing his holster though he’d been off patrol for hours while his shirt sleeves were rolled up, veins showing on his forearms and he looked like a man who hadn’t slept in days.“You didn’t eat” he said quietly.She forced a smile “I wasn’t hungry.”“You need strength to recover.”“I said I’m fine, Adrian.”He exhaled studying her face like he was trying to read every lie she’d ever told him “You’re pale ag
The Growing seed
The safehouse was silent except for the hum of rain outside while Seraphina sat on the couch staring at the faint line of light beneath the door. Adrian had barely spoken since morning but carried on with just routine words: eat, rest, stay inside, and nothing moreHis tone was calm but detached when he finally looked her way “You’re pale. I should call Dr. Wills…”“No” her voice came out sharper than she meant.Adrian paused “Seraphina, you were unconscious for hours. You need to be checked.”“I said no” She forced her breath steady, “it’s not safe, you can’t trust anyone yet.”He studied her face for a long second with his eyes narrowing “You think Cortez has someone inside?”“I think we’ve seen enough to stop pretending we’re safe” she said.He didn’t argue but just nodded once with the soldier in him agreeing even when the man didn’t “Alright. I’ll go myself. Get what we need. You don’t open the door for anyone. Understood?”“Understood”He hesitated before leaving, that half-sec
Sick Beyond the Wounds
The morning light barely made it through the half-drawn blinds when Adrian stepped out of the safehouse.He told her he’d only be gone an hour to “clear a few traces” whatever that meant.Seraphina nodded pretending to understand while also pretending she wasn’t scared every time he walked away.When the door shut behind him and silence rushed in loud, heavy, and uncomfortable she tried to breathe normally but her chest tightened.She gripped the edge of the counter while her reflection in the darkened window looked pale.She whispered “It’s just exhaustion.”Her stomach twisted with a wave of nausea hitting so suddenly she had to lean against the wall though not from fear or from any wound but she couldn’t explain so she slid down the wall until she sat on the floor hugging her knees while her mind raced back to the fire, the chaos, and the running.“Maybe it’s shock” she murmured but the tremor in her hands told another story.The knock on the door made her flinch and her heart leap
The Safehouse after the Blast
The world returned slowly like light bleeding through smoke.Seraphina opened her eyes to muted sunlight filtering through thick curtains while her body ached and her throat burned and it took her a moment to understand where she was.The room was quiet simple while the concrete walls softened the faint hum of machinery somewhere in the distance. It was a safehouse.Then she saw him.Adrian sat in a chair by the window with one arm bandaged from wrist to elbow while his shirt undone and stained with dried blood and his eyes were hollow haunted but when he realized she was awake, the mask cracked just enough for relief to flicker through.Seraphina’s voice came out rough “You look like hell.”He gave a faint dry smile “You should see the other guy.”The silence that followed wasn’t empty but was heavy and full of everything they hadn’t said and everything they had almost lost. She tried to push herself upright wincing as the bruises on her ribs protested but he was beside her in an inst
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