Chapter 1: Introduction
The room was dim, the only light escaping from the hallway through the slightly open door. Rook had always loved this room—the soft, worn couch, the walls adorned with photos and memories, the scent of vanilla that always lingered in the air. It was their room, a sanctuary where they could be themselves, free from the world's prying eyes. She stood in the doorway, her eyes scanning the familiar space, a sense of warmth spreading through her. She could almost smell him—that uniquely Lucanis scent of sandalwood and smoke.