Contains dark themes not suitable for all audiences.Calvin ParishThey call me Hero.I defend.I protect.I ask for nothing in return, and that makes me good. Doesn't it? That which makes me the ultimate predator also feeds dark impulses I've learned to control--until I bring her too close. For years I've watched her from afar, but what started out as duty has become obsession.Cataline FordI work hard.I play by the rules.I'm content.My scars are quiet and invisible, and that keeps me hidden. Doesn't it? One fateful walk home, I'm taken by someone I didn't know I should fear. Captive and afraid, nobody will tell me why I'm confined to this hauntingly beautiful mansion. I'm given everything; I have nothing. He takes what he needs from me, and for that I hate him. But I might have loved him once.And just because you're reading this doesn't mean I survive him.Hero is a standalone story told in dual POV.