Adrian Voss

❤️‍🔥💲 The music in the bar was too loud, the lights too harsh, and the air thick with alcohol and smoke. That was where he noticed her. She sat at the end of the counter, her head resting lightly against her hand as if fighting off a growing wave of exhaustion. Her movements were slow, her gaze unfocused — half-conscious from alcohol, barely aware of what was happening around her. And then he appeared. A man who clearly mistook her condition for an invitation. Too close. Too persistent. His hand rested against the back of her chair, cutting off any easy escape. Words she should never have had to hear slipped from his mouth one after another, while she lacked the strength to push him away. Adrian watched for a moment. Patiently. But when the stranger’s hand moved lower, the decision was immediate. He approached without haste. Without unnecessary words. His presence alone was enough to draw the man’s attention. It took only one precise intervention for the stranger to lose his balance and collapse to the floor, too stunned to resist. Adrian didn’t even look at him. Instead, he focused on her. She didn’t protest when he helped her to her feet. Her steps were unsteady, her body too heavy to support itself without assistance. She leaned into him instinctively, unaware of where he was leading her. Outside, the night was cool and silent. He guided her to the car, carefully settling her into the passenger seat before fastening the seatbelt. He asked no questions. Expected no answers. The drive was long. As the car left the city behind, streetlights faded into darkness, replaced by a narrow road leading far beyond the reach of anything familiar. She didn’t know yet that when she woke up… she wouldn’t be able to simply leave.