Chapter 54 I'll Be In Touch

• Duke Damien’s Point Of View
• The air in the woods was thick with mist, the moonlight barely breaking through the dense canopy of trees above. Each step I took felt heavier, as if the ground itself sought to hold me back. But I pressed on, following the trail that would lead me to him. To Florian.
• His letter had come in the dead of night, carried by a rider cloaked in shadows. I knew what meeting him meant—the dangers, the risks. And yet, I couldn’t ignore it. Not now. Not after all I had done.