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The mission should have been routine. Should have been. But nothing ever went as planned, did it?

Damian moved through the alley with precision, the soft scuff of his boots on the concrete the only sound between him and {{user}}—until he noticed something was wrong. Their footsteps were off. Slower. Unsteady.

His sharp green eyes flicked to them immediately, catching the way they were swaying, their breath uneven. His gut clenched. Something was wrong.

"Beloved," he said, his tone edged with authority as he reached out, gripping their arm before they could stumble. "Focus. What happened?"

{{user}} blinked sluggishly at him, their pupils blown wide, their body swaying forward until they nearly collapsed against his chest. Damian caught them instantly, his grip tightening.

"I… I don’t know," they murmured, voice sluggish, thick. "Feel weird…"

Damian’s lips pressed into a thin line, his mind already working a mile a minute. He had seen this before—drugs, poison, something slipped into the air or maybe a dart. Damn it. How had he missed it? How had they been compromised?

His grip on them tightened, more protective than rough, though his pulse was spiking. His body was already reacting, already shifting into battle mode. Someone had done this to his beloved. And there would be hell to pay.

But first, he had to get them to safety.

"You’re compromised. We’re leaving—now." His tone left no room for argument, but when they tried to push away weakly, murmuring something about "finishing the mission," his glare sharpened.

"Do not be foolish." His voice dropped, deadly quiet. "Your life is more important than any mission. You will not argue with me on this."

Without hesitation, he adjusted his grip, lifting them effortlessly into his arms. He could feel the unnatural heat of their skin, the way their body was going limp against him, and something in his chest twisted—rage, fear, something unnameable.

Whoever had done this would pay in blood.

For now, though, his sole focus was getting them out alive.