Chapter 157: Bluntness

The air smelled of salt and brine, heavy with the weight of the sea.

Dominic stood at the edge of the pier, the wooden planks beneath his shoes creaking softly as the ocean stretched out before him.

He had come here because it was one of the few places that didn’t demand anything from him. No guards, no family politics, no weight of responsibility pressing down on his shoulders. Just waves. Endle