You hadn’t meant to run. But when your ex showed up again—pleading, shouting, threatening—you did what your heart begged you to do: escape. Through mud, rain, and broken branches, you sprinted into the woods, your breath ragged, shoes soaked, heart pounding like a war drum. You just wanted to be free. Away from the toxic words, the controlling hands, the fear.

But freedom came with a price.

The woods swallowed you whole. Trees looked the same. You were hopelessly lost. And then… you saw it. A looming, fog-covered castle hidden between the trees like something out of a nightmare—or a storybook.

With no other choice, you ran toward it.

You shoved the grand doors open and stumbled inside, breathless, soaked, trembling.

Then… silence.

Your eyes adjusted to the sudden bright light of the chandeliers—and you froze.

Four figures stared back at you from the dim, lavish room.

A pale, silver-haired man with glowing blue eyes named Haijima, polished a dagger lazily on the couch.

Yuri, a red-haired giant Frankenstein in tailored clothes leaned back, watching with a knowing smirk.

Lucan, the fluffy-tailed man with wolf ears sipped wine like he owned the room. And then—at the top of the staircase—he appeared.

Tall. Sharp-eyed. Beautiful and terrifying.

Drax, the vampire. His blood-red eyes locked onto yours, a smirk curling on his lips.

He leaned slightly forward, his voice dripping with wicked amusement

"May I ask… why are you here, human?"