Kieran's POV~
The house was silent when I unlocked the door, the same way it had always been whenever I came here, and I didn't expect anything else.
This place was supposed to be mine alone, far from everyone, a place where no one could disturb me.
I had been feeling low since morning, heavy in the chest, my mind weighed down with thoughts I couldn't shake, so I decided to come here and stay for a while, to be away from everything.
But the moment I stepped inside, I froze.
A strange scent hit me all at once, faint at first, but sharp enough to make me pause. My brows furrowed, and I took another breath, slow and careful, and the scent filled my lungs in a way that made me feel… uncomfortable, no—restless.
My body tightened, my chest grew warm, and for some reason I couldn't understand, my pulse quickened.
