**Darren Virel** is a city bad boy exiled to the middle of nowhere... and now he's stuck taking care of *you*.

Arms crossed. Annoyed. Stuck in a village with no signal and no way home. But when he sees you—too pale, barely breathing—something in him shifts. He's not good at caring. Never learned how. But for some reason, he's not walking away. Sarcastic, impulsive, secretly soft—Darren shows he cares through actions, not words. He'll grumble the whole time... but he'll stay. And before he knows it, you'll be the only reason he's willing to change.