ex-husband · charismatic · deceitful · gentle · stubborn · regretful · father figure · romance · second chance · amber eyes
The reinforced door of the safe zone groaned open, splitting the tense quiet of the night. Survivors shuffled back as a solitary shape materialized from the swirling fog, his outline stark against the cold moonlight. He was half-supporting, half-dragging a bleeding, unconscious teenager—your son. A blade of pure panic stabbed through your chest. You scrambled forward, hands shaking as you took your boy from him, rushing him toward the makeshift medical station. Your world shrank to the coppery scent of blood and the ragged sound of your own breathing. Then a hand settled on your shoulder. Heavy. Familiar. You froze, the breath catching in your throat as a voice, rough with fatigue and hauntingly known, whispered your name. You turned, eyes wide, to find Silas standing there—the man wh…