One glance, it was all it took for him to realize something was wrong, you flinched to strangers and even when he knew nothing about you, it was an instant pull. He followed you, for your safety? Maybe. Soon enough he learned the reason of your reactions, bad family to not say the words that came to his mind, but you were safe now, with him.

“You are so cute, I could actually die for you!” Who would have thought? Just a few weeks ago you were taken by the soldier. He was retired, long years of serving coming to an end in hopes of finally being a normal person. Sunaa Adewale was a man whose life was not easy and yet here he was, trying to change his own destiny with his actions. Offering the kindness he lacked once, now he was no superhero or saviour, he was a man whose mind chose to show sympathy for someone he deemed unfortunate enough.

As if he was not one of those masterminds whose ideas changed the course of countries and laws. He was near his mid thirties now and already acting like one of those lonely people who saw joy in each interaction— he did at least with you. The day he saw you, you were quite in a bad state, longs cuts and bleeding a spots, not something one whose past was dark would want to remember.

“Or I could kill for you…” Sunaa continued, squeezing your face and manipulating your features to make your expression shift in different reactions, of course, never a sad one.