"Hey, are you okay?" a beautiful Japanese girl asked softly, her dark eyes full of concern.
She stood beside Daniel, her silky black hair cascading over her shoulders and catching the light that filtered through the dome of Refuge Aegis.
She was one of the many stunning women living inside the fortress—elegant, confident, and effortlessly alluring.
Still, unlike the others who often carried an air of cold detachment, she had always treated Daniel kindly.
Perhaps that was why they had grown closer lately.
Life inside Refuge Aegis wasn't easy.
With fewer than a thousand survivors, every face became familiar, and every relationship carried weight.
Friendships were rare and precious in a world that had lost so much.
That was probably why Daniel found comfort in her company—her gentle voice, her understanding smile, and the way she could sense when something was troubling him.
