Then, the shift came.The handwriting changed—became neater, more careful.And the words?They made my jaw clench."Dear god, he saved me. I want to see him again and maybe thank him."Who the fuck is ‘he’?My grip on the fragile pages tightened as I skimmed further."Dear god, he was looking handso
“You don’t look okay.”She still didn’t meet my eyes.Didn’t even try.Instead, she swallowed hard, her throat bobbing as she struggled against something unseen.“D-Do you hate me a-also?”Her voice cracked.The sound of it unraveled something vicious inside me.My entire body went still.Also?Some
Her eyes were red, the whites swollen with unshed tears.But some had already escaped, gliding down her cheeks in thin, silent trails.Her lips were quivering, bitten raw, a deep bruise forming where she had chewed the skin too hard.Her hands—They weren’t just trembling now.They were shaking viol
Her voice cracked, strained and raw."Isaac... h-he don’t... h-he..."She couldn't even finish the sentence.Her sobs tore through her, body convulsing.And then—She coughed.Violently.A dry, hacking sound that clawed at her throat, making her entire body jolt with the impact.Her fingers clenched
Her eyes—red, swollen, brimming with a sadness so deep it made my chest tighten.She was searching.For something. For answers. For salvation.For something I wasn’t sure I could give her.Her lips parted, her voice trembling as she spoke words that cut straight into me."Do you also think... I’m de
She owned me.She just didn’t know it yet.I tightened my arms around her, adjusting her gently so she could rest more comfortably.Even though it was far from comfortable for me.But I didn’t care.I didn’t want to move.Didn’t want to wake her.Not when she needed peace so desperately.Even if it
Anyone.Everyone.Author POV:The old lady’s smile was as wide as her eyes, creased with years of knowing.She had seen things—many things.And from the way her gaze settled on Ace, like she was peeling him apart layer by layer, she saw something now.“Sit down, dear,” Hera murmured, her voice smoot
Someone else.Someone who did not yet exist.But would.Will.“A sacrifice,” she whispered, her voice like a dying candle.Mila exhaled, already resigned.She knew it. She had known it before coming here.“Is he going to die soon?” she asked flatly.“Who knows,” Hera shrugged her shoulders.She turn
Why did I only notice it now?Ace chuckled—low, knowing."Do your work like a good whore," he murmured, his tone silky but laced with steel. "And show me your devotion, brat."He leaned back, and the pressure of his hands, which had been a constricting comfort around my body, vanished. Like a snake
I blinked, my breath hitching, frustration curling inside my chest."Please…" The whisper left me before I could stop it, before I could hold onto my pride. My head dipped down, shame curling my shoulders inward as I bit down on my lower lip. "Just one kiss. Even a peck."Ace clicked his tongue, th
“Don’t expect me to treat you like a good girl till I believe you’re sorry, Iris,” he murmured, his tone dark and taunting.Before I could process it, his thumb shoved past my lips, forcing them apart. My eyes flew wide, a muffled “Hmph” escaping as my hands shot up, fingers digging into his knees
“Sit on your knees.”…What?I froze.My smile slipped, and a soft “Huh?” escaped me before I could stop it.The warmth I’d felt a second ago twisted into something heavier, sharper, and I blinked at him, caught off guard.“You heard me, my sweet whore,” he said, leaning back with a smirk that stretc
I clenched my fists, inhaling sharply before narrowing my eyes at him.This man.This man would kill me.My fingers tugged at my top, pulling it back down as I tried to piece together what just happened.Why did he stop?I gulped, my throat dry, my body still traitorously warm. Ace smirked, draping
I sputtered, fisting my hands.“Boss,” Joy’s voice cut through my humiliation.“Wouldn’t Hudson sir be angry about what you just did to his sister? Should we, uh, step outside?”Ace didn’t even spare her a glance.“No. Stay here and do your work. I’ll do mine,” he said smoothly, like he hadn’t just
And he had the audacity to ignore me?He didn’t even say thank you!I glared at his back.“Boss,” I said, layering my voice with a little too much sweetness. “It’s past your lunch time. You should eat.”Nothing.Not even a glance.Ace continued flipping through his damn papers like I was invisible.
But it was probably not the sparkly, glittering fairy kind. More like the I-make-people-disappear kind.Joy. That’s her name.Wooow.A woman named Joy working at a place where she literally brings pain. “Oh yeah!! I remember now,” Joy exclaimed, her face lighting up like I was her long-lost best f
Damn it, Iris. Play it cool!His gaze didn’t waver. “May I know what you are doing here?”I cleared my throat. “Uh… just… passing by?”He arched a brow.I let out a nervous laugh and gestured to the air. “You know, just… admiring the architecture?”Then, he tilted his head toward the slightly open d