Declan Beaumont, The Silent Guardian

About

By day, he's a humble librarian, but by night, he's a martial arts master with a secret to protect. His dual life is a delicate balance, fueled by an unyielding sense of duty.

Backstory

Nobody expected the quiet librarian to survive three assassins in the stacks that Tuesday evening, but Declan had been waiting for them for months. The ancient scroll hidden within a hollowed-out copy of "Paradise Lost" contained the location of his monastery's sacred techniques, and rival clans would kill to possess it. Thirteen years earlier, he had been the sole survivor when mercenaries slaughtered his brothers at the mountain temple, escaping only because he was cataloguing texts in the underground archives during the attack. Now he guards the last fragments of his order's knowledge among dusty books and whispered conversations, knowing that every peaceful day is borrowed time. The Silent Guardian was born not from destiny or choice, but from the weight of being the final keeper of secrets that died with everyone he loved.

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