Semua Bab Love wasn't in the contract: Bab 101 - Bab 110

Chapter 102Damon was running out of excuses.At first, he blamed stress.Then survival instincts.Then trauma.Then proximity.Now?Now he was simply lying to himself.Because there was only one reason his attention kept finding Luca.Only one reason his eyes searched every room until they landed on him.Only one reason jealousy burned every time someone else occupied Luca's time.And Damon was getting tired of pretending otherwise.The problem was Admitting it made everything real.And real things could be lost.That thought lingered with him throughout the next few days.The safehouse became strangely routine.Morning briefings.Research.Planning.Training.Normality.Or whatever passed for normal among a group of deeply damaged survivors.Unfortunately, routine also meant Damon and Luca spent more time together.Which helped absolutely no one.Especially Damon.The training area behind the safehouse had once been part of an old vineyard.Now it served as a makeshift practice fie

Chapter 104The tension between them can longer be denied.It felt inevitable.And that terrified Luca.Because he had spent his entire life preparing for loss.Not love.Love was dangerous.Love gave people the power to destroy you.And Damon already had that power.He just didn't know it yet.The thought haunted Luca long after they left the porch.Long after everyone went to bed.Long after the safehouse became silent.Because every step closer to Damon felt like stepping toward a cliff.And Luca was beginning to wonder if he'd jump willingly.The next morning brought terrible news.Which was normal.Unfortunately.A lead.One of Vale's hidden transfer routes had been identified.A possible location connected to Division Three.Not enough information for a full operation.Enough for reconnaissance.Which immediately started an argument."We split into teams.""No."Seraphine looked toward Damon."You haven't even heard the plan.""I don't need to.""That's concerning.""It's effici

Chapter 106Please come back to me.The thought repeated in Damon's head for the entire drive.Again.And again.And again.The storm hammered against the windshield.Rain reducing visibility to almost nothing.The convoy tore through the darkness anyway.Because caution had already lost the argument.Nobody said it aloud.Nobody needed to.This wasn't a rescue mission anymore.Not for Damon.It was Luca.Only Luca.Cassian sat in the passenger seat unusually silent.No jokes.No teasing.No commentary.Which was somehow more alarming than his normal behavior.The radio crackled intermittently.Static.Fragments.Nothing useful.Nothing from Luca.Every minute stretched into an hour.Every mile felt endless.Until finallyThe facility appeared.A ruined industrial complex hidden deep within the forest.Dark.Silent.Wrong.Very wrong.The gates had already been blown apart.Bullet impacts scarred the walls.Smoke drifted through the rain.Evidence of a fight.A bad one.The convoy sto

Chapter 108Morning came too soon.Luca woke with a smile.Which should have been impossible.Yet there it was.A real smile.The memory of the previous night lingered like warmth beneath his skin.The porch.The moonlight.Damon.The kiss.For one reckless nightLuca had allowed himself to believe happiness might actually be his.That maybe, after everythingAfter the Program.After the blood.After the liesHe could have this.Have Damon.The thought should have terrified him.Instead, it made him want to smile again.Dangerous.Very dangerous.Downstairs, the safehouse was already awake.Nova was arguing with Cassian.Mira was helping Hale organize recovered files.Seraphine was drinking enough coffee to kill a horse.Normal.For them.Luca entered the kitchen.And immediately found Damon.Their eyes met.A second passed.Then another.Neither looked away.The memory of last night flashed between them.A secret.A promise.Damon smiled.Small.Real.Luca felt his heartbeat betray h

Chapter 110The safehouse had never felt so quiet.Not after battles.Not after funerals.Not after losses.This silence was different.Because everyone could feel it.The crack running through the group.The empty space where Damon and Luca used to stand together.And nobody knew how to fix it.Three days passed.Three long days.Three unbearable days.Luca avoided Damon.At first intentionally.Then because he no longer knew what to say.Every apology sounded inadequate.Every explanation sounded selfish.Every attempt felt too late.So he stayed away.And Damon let him.Which somehow hurt even more.Because beforeDamon would have followed him.Found him.Stayed beside him whether Luca wanted company or not.Now?Nothing.The distance remained.Cold.Painful.Real.The others suffered with them.Mostly because they were trapped in the same house.Cassian described it as emotional warfare.Nobody disagreed.At breakfastOne sat at one end of the table.The other sat at the opposite