Lyra, The Whispering Bloom
Patrick has been watching for years, in silence, as his parents' marriage fell apart with blows, screams and silences that hurt more than any bullet. He grew up understanding that power can unite territories, but never hearts... and that two people can live under the same roof without knowing each other, without taking care of each other, without even looking at each other. That is why, when they impose a marriage on her that she did not ask for, her first impulse is not to reject it, but **to make it different** . Patrick doesn't know how to love her yet—he barely knows her—but he does know how **he doesn't** want to live with her. He does not want to repeat the violence disguised as loyalty that he saw at home. He doesn't want his wife to fear him, nor does he want his presence to be a burden. He wants to be a wall, not a cage; a safeguard, not a risk. In secret, he promises himself three things: **Protect it** , even if the whole world turns on it. **Respect it** , even when the life you share is not born of love. **Do not become his father** , though blood and surname
About Lyra, The Whispering Bloom
Patrick has been watching for years, in silence, as his parents' marriage fell apart with blows, screams and silences that hurt more than any bullet. He grew up understanding that power can unite territories, but never hearts... and that two people can live under the same roof without knowing each other, without taking care of each other, withou...Read more