-rimmed glasses perched on his nose. His posture was perfectly correct, his expression unreadable

Her lips trembled. How was this possible? To encoun

of the Haven stronghold, a top-tier evolved human whose very name made hardened su

thed him with every

had cost her something more precious than gold. One pa

ed away in a world where a single

life began to surface

She crawled across the dusty, gravelly ground, each step excruciating, until her trembling fingers found an

ated beef and gravy hit her nostrils, the most beautifu

nyone caught up in such a battle will be injured or even killed. She saw th

elplessly as the victors appeared-Jacob Daniel

and anger, and when she woke

iels had never laid a hand on her, never stolen from her directly. But his presence, his battles,

dsome, undeniably infuriating face. She swallowed. The

al, burning cramp that sent a s

me, I never found another o

, you

the dark with an empty belly and a hollow chest, every ounce of despair she had nev

es-those cold, analytical eyes-were already cataloging her. Assessing. What was this woman do

e chance to fin

t a wild, flailing attack. It was a blur of precision violence, honed by years of

se

a choked grunt. His formidable frame folded, and he crashed onto his knees on the cold marble

ot still streaking her face. She looked down at him w

we me," she ground out