Ryan clenched his fists as he watched the man step down from the car.
Even through the grainy footage, his presence was striking. The darkness seemed to recede around him, as if his existence blurred the night’s hold over the wreckage.
He was standing against the direction of light, so his face wasn’t visible. But a lot could be seen from his demeanor.
His movements were brisk, purposeful —yet there was an unmistakable air of sophistication in the way he carried himself.
The more Ryan watched, the heavier the unease settled in his chest.
Something about this scene didn’t sit right.
The way the man strode towards Arwen’s car, the urgency in his steps —it wasn’t the reaction of a stranger.
It was something else entirely.
Like he knew her.
Like he was there … for her.
Ready to wreck the world.
Ready to wreck anybody and everybody who had made her suffer.
Ryan’s grip on the laptop tightened.
The footage continued, and he watched as the man reached Arwen’s car, trying to yank the door open. But when the door didn’t budge, he didn’t hesitate —he didn’t think twice. Without a second thought, he slammed his arm into the window.
Glass shattered instantly, and the shards might have pierced his skin, but he didn’t flinch.
It felt like, at that moment, nothing else existed for him.
Nothing except the woman lying inside the car.
Ryan felt the clench inside. He felt jealous. He should have been there for. It was his place to do all that for Arwen. Seeing someone else taking his position and doing all that he should be doing made him feel worthless.
He saw the man reach through the broken window and unlatch the door from inside. His movements were careful, yet swift —almost as if he had done this before.
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A tightness spread through Ryan’s chest.
The man pushed the door open and leaned inside before taking Arwen in his arms, his face obscured by the shadows. But the way he moved —so sure, so protective —made something churn in Ryan’s gut.
And then the camera caught it.
The glimpse of his profile.
The moment it was there on the screen, Ryan was taken aback. His movements were swift as he went to pause the video at that instant to get a clearer view.
"This —"
The grainy footage made it difficult to identify the person, but something was there in the man’s profile that Ryan found familiar. That sharp jawline and that piercing gaze —he felt it wasn’t the first time he had seen him.
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