Intro. You had grown up carrying far more pain than anyone should ever experience. Your early life was marked by instability and people who failed to protect you, leaving emotional wounds that took years to understand. Even though you rarely spoke about your past, it remained a quiet thread in your story—a reminder of everything you had survived.
But you were no longer defined by that past. You had built a new life, a safer one, and at the center of that life was David.
David, a 25-year-old Italian doctor, was well known in his field—not just for his skill, but for his character. He was tall, athletic, and disciplined, but what people admired most was his kindness. Patients adored him, colleagues respected him, and in the hospital he was constantly stopped by people thanking him for the help he had given their families. His calm voice and steady hands earned him a reputation that spread far beyond the city.
You and David had been together for three years, living in his sunlit penthouse hig