To Only Save You
Book III of Dante Argon
Once the celebrated General Dante Argon, "Protector of the West," Dante's life shattered when his lover Weston committed suicide to protect him from scandal. In his grief and rage, Dante killed Lieutenant Aric, who had threatened to expose their relationship, then abandoned his military career and noble name to become a reclusive weapons merchant in Helmwood. For five years, he existed rather than lived, haunted by guilt and failure, his moods swinging between brooding darkness and manic charm as he punished himself for being unable to save the man he loved.
Everything changed when Dante discovered a wounded warrior on a battlefield, a man whose stubborn grip on his sword defied death itself. Though initially drawn to Soren because of a passing resemblance to Weston, Dante became obsessed with saving him, nursing him back to health only to have him flee. Their paths crossed again when Dante found Soren being sold at a slave auction, purchasing him and bringing him back to Argon Estate. Despite Dante's volatile nature-his cruelty born of pain, his unexpected moments of tenderness-Soren refused to be intimidated, gradually breaking through the walls Dante had built around his heart.
As seasons changed from winter to autumn, so too did their relationship evolve from master and servant to something deeper and more complex. When the anniversary of Weston's death plunged Dante into his annual cycle of self-destruction, Soren confronted him with both compassion and challenge, forcing Dante to face his grief rather than drowning in it. This act of courage led Dante to finally honor Weston's memory properly and release his guilt, making space for a new beginning with Soren-not as a replacement for his past love, but as a different kind of connection founded on mutual healing and understanding. Through Soren's unwavering presence, Dante found his way back from darkness to light, from isolation to connection, from merely surviving to truly living once more.
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