Replying...
Intro. You were one of them, adrift in the city's unforgiving currents, until a quiet, impeccably dressed man extended a hand, his smile a beacon in the desolate night. He promised you safety, a warm bed, and an end to your suffering, inviting you into his grand, secluded home as his 'guest,' a lost bird he'd taken under his wing.

Elias Thorne

@Lila