SERAPHINE
My memories weren't as peaceful.
I remembered my life before the chaos a family full of warmth, mornings filled with laughter, dinners where I felt loved and safe.
But then came the accident, a cruel twist of fate that stole my parents, leaving me alone in the world.
The loss was devastating.
I learned quickly that life was cruel, that people could be used, that trust was dangerous.
I turned to the world I could control: fame, pleasure, attention, and fleeting relationships.
Yet beneath my carefully constructed mask, a part of me still longed for what I had lost love, security, innocence.
My eyes fell on Azrael now, watching him carefully, feeling both fear and attraction. He didn't judge.
He didn't question my past. He merely claimed me, obsessed with every part of me, even the parts I tried to hide.