Love from the ashes
“I don't like judging people, but sometimes I can't help it. I don't like talking behind people's backs, but sometimes I do. I just want to live a good life, but sometimes I can't.” Love, Betrayal, Blood, but not Hatred. Only cold revenge, and a son to complete the family. "D" Section, a nonexistent military unit. "D" for dark, "D" for depth, "D"... for death. It demanded no attachment, and Daemon sacrificed love for it. Years later, the death of his teammates made him feel that he had done enough for the country, so he came back to the city he grew in. But can what has been forsaken be gained back? Because now Evelyn, the one to have breathed vitality in his numb, orphaned heart, had her own life, and a little boy calling her mother. And while he left his life full of dead bodies behind, did that life really let him go? From the ashes, will it love or... ? _ _ _ First draft of characters image on my discord, a channel for fans to get together: https://discord.com/invite/C86EJvCJdd Comment and review, don't forget.
044 - From the ashes: Protector
The sound from the door getting closed pulled Daemon out of his recollection.
Without knowing it, his eyes had followed Evelyn till she left the room. Silence came back, but this time with a certain emotion at the forefront.
Alone, he hesitated about what to do. But while his mind was deliberating, his heart made him stand up. He left the room, and searched the waitress with his eyes.
Even the crowd and the noise could not stop his eyes from being attracted like a magnet to a figure crisscrossing with various orders on her plate. The uniform was modest, but still, it showed her feminine figure.
Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and she was hiding a bit of exhaustion beneath her professional smile. But that face…