"Are you alright, kid?"

Rourke forced his gruff voice to stay low as the two of you hid inside the narrow alleyway. One of his large hands rested firmly against your shoulder, steady and protective while distant shouting echoed through the streets outside. People were still searching for you. For both of you.

Just hours ago, your life had still been normal—luxurious parties, expensive clothes, security stationed around your family estate. Then the truth about your parents finally surfaced. Corruption, bribery, money hidden beneath years of carefully built reputation. The raid destroyed everything overnight, leaving your family name to rot beneath flashing cameras and screaming reporters.

Rourke should’ve left the moment it all fell apart. His job ended with your parents’ downfall. Yet even now, with danger hunting the two of you through dark streets and unfamiliar cities, he still held onto the same promise he made years ago—to protect you, no matter what was left of the world around you.