At the mansion.Once I got back, I thought about what my friends had said—I didn’t even know any juniors because I rarely joined social events.Maybe I should start going to these things. Maybe then my teenage life wouldn’t feel so depressing."Master?""Yes?""Could I go to a party with my friends tonight?" I asked nervously. It was the first time I had ever asked something like this.Master smiled before gently patting my head."I'm glad you want to go out with your friends.""Sorry?" I furrowed my brows in surprise. I’d thought he would scold me."I’d love for you to have a normal teenage life, instead of staying in and taking care of an old man.""I'm more than happy to take care of you. You’ve been very kind to me.""You're just like your mother."His words caught me off guard, but I didn’t dwell on them. The warmth in his eyes always put my heart at ease."Take this." Master handed me a black and gold credit card, but I quickly shook my head."No, sir. Thank you
Levi frowned and looked at me, acting as if he didn’t know me—completely different from what I had imagined."Mirin?" Carl asked."Yes," I nodded."Come here to have some fun too?" Cullen chimed in."My friends are having a party here, so I joined them.""Ah! I see.""I have to go," I said nervously, trying to avoid Levi, who kept staring at me without saying a word."Do you know them?" Thomas whispered."Yes."Levi didn’t move, blocking my way. He kept staring at me and Thomas in silence."Levi..." I started to speak, but he cut me off."So you're with a guy friend? The one I saw this evening—so that’s what you were talking about?""No, I'm her junior," Thomas quickly clarified."Thomas is my junior buddy," I added."Nobody asked," Levi said sternly. I had assumed he wanted to know since he brought it up."Could you move aside, please?" I repeated, but he still didn’t budge."Levi, can you just move?" Cullen said. Only then did Levi step aside, though he kept staring a
LeviI looked down at the girl in my arms, annoyed. If it weren’t for my dad’s threats, I wouldn’t have paid her any attention.I had never liked her since we were kids. But it seemed like she was very interested in me."You creep."My blood boiled at her words. She was so drunk she wasn’t even aware of the kind of situation she was in.If I had let that bastard drive her home, who knew where they would have ended up? Dad should have realized that this girl wasn’t a good person. Just look at her—what a mess.I shoved her into the car before walking around to the driver’s seat.The moment I got in, my shirt was yanked."What the hell are you doing?!" Annoyed, I slapped her hands away. If she weren’t drunk, I would’ve let her walk home.Well, she probably had a ton of guys lining up to take her home anyway. I had no idea why they had such low standards."I'm sad… sniff." Her little voice was laced with tears, but I didn’t care."Levi."Bad person."Levi, you're so cruel!"I
I bit my lip hard, not understanding why Levi said that. I tried to remember how I got home last night."Last night... you drove me home?""Yes, I dropped you off in your room.""...In my room?"I clenched my fists anxiously, worried that Levi might have seen it.The photo album—hundreds of his pictures I had taken in secret. And the kiss."Do you want to know what you did to me?""No... I don't." I tried to walk away, but he grabbed my arm."You kissed me."So last night wasn’t a dream. My face burned as I realized I had kissed Levi. It was something I never dared to dream of, even when I was drunk."Why are you smiling?"My heart pounded. Was I... smiling?"I... I was drunk.""Yes, you were. Do you realize how disgusting it was?"It felt like my whole world had turned upside down. His words stabbed through my chest."Sorry for being disgusting in front of you." I looked down and shook his hand off."Good that you know."That was all? He just wanted to say something c
I didn’t know how Levi knew Thomas was here. His bedroom was on the opposite side of the parking lot. Did he hear Thomas when he drove in? GRAB! Before I could figure it out, my arm was yanked hard. "Le... Levi, that hurts." "You dress so modestly at home, but when going out with men..." Levi paused, sweeping his gaze slowly over my body. "You dress like a slut," he said. "Levi!!" I yelled, feeling both pain and anger at the man in front of me. Would Levi ever care about my feelings when he spoke? Never. "Why? Did I say something wrong?" "It’s my body. I have the right to dress how I want." "Well... it’s slutty." "..." "Don’t change just yet. I want Dad to see how you dress like a slut." I clenched my hands into tight fists. It was excruciating to be insulted by someone you liked. "From now on... let’s just live our own separate lives," I said, my words filled with sincerity. Even though I still liked him deeply, I couldn’t take the way he looked at me or th
Normally, Master was a reasonable person. I didn’t know why he wouldn’t listen this time. No matter how much I liked Levi, being misunderstood and forced into an engagement like this didn’t make me happy at all.After leaving Master’s office, Levi drove off furiously. I felt guilty for not speaking up to help the situation.That whole night, I tried to force myself to sleep, but I couldn’t. My heart was restless, thinking about how Master had commanded Levi to get engaged to me. My mind spun with thoughts—if it actually happened, I would be miserable because he didn’t love me at all. How would my life turn out after this?One week later.Levi hadn’t come home since that day. He wouldn’t answer Master’s calls, and he wasn’t at his condominium. I was very worried."Have you heard anything from my stupid son?" Master asked as I handed him a glass of water and his medicine."Not a word.""That ungrateful son! Cough, cough—" Master coughed while clutching his chest, making me panic
Levi frowned at my words. Without warning, he yanked me forward, slamming me into his strong chest."What did you just say?""Let me go!""I asked you—what did you just say?!" His furious voice echoed through the garden."I’ll tell Master that you tried to rape me that day—ouch!" I cried out as he squeezed my arm so hard it felt like he was about to crush my bones."What the hell are you talking about?""It hurts! Let me go!""Come here!"Levi dragged me toward his car, yanked the door open, and shoved me inside."Let me go! Where are you taking me?!""Shut up!" he snapped before slamming the door and walking around to the driver’s seat. Without another word, he started the engine and sped away from the house."Where... are we going?"Stop the car!"I said stop the car!!"No matter how much I yelled, Levi didn’t answer. He didn’t even look at me.The car roared down the road at over 160 km/h, weaving recklessly through traffic. My heart pounded as fear took over, and I
My body trembled with fear. It had been a terrible idea to say that to him."I... I don't want anything like what you think.""If you don’t, why would you say you'd tell my dad that I forced myself on you?" Levi's voice was dangerously low."...""I'm going to do exactly what you said... What? You’re not happy?""No... No.""Don't forget to tell him every detail when you report it," he said mockingly."Are... are you crazy?"WHOOSH!Levi took off his shirt and tossed it aside before unbuckling his belt."Aren’t you going to take off your clothes?""..." I bit my lip hard. His eyes told me he was serious. He wasn’t just threatening me. I didn't want this, but I also didn't want to walk away from his life."Or do you want me to do it for you?"Why was I still sitting here even though I was terrified? Why wasn’t I running out of his room?"What... what are you doing? Levi, no!" I screamed when he used his belt to tie my hands together."I never had the slightest desire to d
Levi’s cold words cut deep into my heart. Even though I was hurting inside, I forced myself to act like I didn’t feel a thing.“If I’m as boring as you say, why would you be so jealous?”“Do you think I did any of this because I was jealous?”“…”“Don’t flatter yourself.” At that moment, Levi’s hands moved to unhook my bra.“Do you know what you are? Just a toy.”“You have so many women to choose from. If you don’t like me, why don’t you just…”“At most, you’ll only ever have my body. But remember this—you’ll never have my heart.”I tried to act strong, to pretend I didn’t feel anything, to fight back against someone as cruel as him. But my heart was too fragile to handle his harsh words.“Don’t you think that if I wanted to love…”He easily pulled off my shirt, leaving me exposed. My bra was gone as well.“…I would’ve loved you a long time ago.”Levi pushed me down onto the edge of the pool, then stripped off and climbed on top of me.My mind was a mess, torn between stop
I tried to push Levi away, but he held on tightly.It was strange. While I was doing everything I could to avoid him, Levi seemed determined to keep me close.“Levi, let me go.”“Come up to the room with me.”“W-why?” My hair stood on end at the thought of going to his room.“Come up, and we’ll do… what we used to do.”“N-no… I don’t want to betray Thomas.” I said it even though I hadn’t officially agreed to date Thomas yet. I hoped it would make Levi stop, but I was wrong. Someone like him never cared about anyone else’s feelings.Levi let out a deep breath, his eyes dark and cruel. “Did you agree to date him?”“Yes, I did.”“Yesterday, you were with me… and today, you’re dating him? You’re really something.”“Let’s just stop this. Let’s not get involved with each other anymore.”“Fine! I’ll stay out of it if you can honestly tell me you don’t feel anything for me anymore.”Levi stared into my eyes, his gaze intense. Why was he even asking me that?“You’re the one who sai
Back in my room, I couldn’t stop crying. My body was bruised and covered in marks.It hadn’t even been a day, and I was already like this. What would happen after a few months? University break was coming up, but there were still two months left. Right now, that felt like an eternity.To be honest, having sex with someone I liked—someone like Levi—didn’t make me happy at all. Instead, it was pure torment because no matter how many times we did this, I knew I would never have his heart.“Mom, I miss you so much… sob.“Can you take me with you? Right now… sob. It hurts so much.”I kept crying, my voice shaking as I spoke to my mother. I didn’t know how much more pain I had to endure before I finally gave up. My heart was still consumed by Levi.…Or should I try opening my heart to someone else? Maybe then, my feelings for Levi would start to fade.The next day, I woke up early to head to the university, even though my class wasn’t until ten in the morning. The reason I rushed out
“Ugh!” I tried to struggle, but I was no match for Levi. My small fists pounded against his chest with all my might, but it was useless.Instead of stopping, Levi bit my lips with his sharp teeth, as if he was punishing me. His hands cradled my head, pressing my lips harder against his. I could barely breathe, the air growing thinner by the second.“Damn it! Why are you hitting me?!” he shouted, his eyes blazing with a ferocity that made it seem like he wanted to devour me whole.“I... I’m sorry, I have to go” I stammered. If I stayed here, I knew this wouldn’t end with just a kiss.Levi was unpredictable and volatile. I couldn’t afford for my body to get hurt—the pain in my heart was already at its limit.“Do you really think you can just walk out of this room?” he growled.“W-What do you mean?”“It means you’re not going anywhere until I’ve had my way with you!”“Eek! Let me go, Levi!”Without warning, Levi scooped me up in a bridal carry and marched toward the bed.Thump!
Levi’s eyes held no tenderness. He had never looked at me like this before—never.Why did my love hurt so much?I met his gaze and said, “I didn’t leave because of Master.”“What does this have to do with my father?”“This house belongs to him. If he ever asks me to leave, I will.”“Soon, this house will be mine.”“Then we’ll wait for that day.”Levi exhaled sharply before grabbing my wrists and pinning them above my head.“Or do you think you can have both father and son?” he spat.“How could you even think something so insane?”I couldn’t believe it. Master was my benefactor. How could Levi see it any other way?“Why not?”“Levi, have you lost your mind?! Let me go!”I thrashed against his hold, but he didn’t stop me. He just watched. I fought until my strength drained away, my breath coming in ragged gasps.“Don’t let me find out you want my father as your other husband.”Levi’s grip on my arms tightened, his gaze burning into me.“I’m the only one you can be with.”
A week later.I stopped helping Levi at the office, telling Master that I was busy studying. The truth was, I was avoiding Levi. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to see him—it was that his cruelty made me want to step back. But no matter how much distance I put between us, my feelings refused to fade.Today, Master was leaving for his trip abroad, which meant I would have to see Levi again."Don’t forget to call me when you're there. You’ll be gone for quite a while this time. I’ll miss you terribly," I said.Master raised a hand, patting my head gently and affectionately."It's getting late. Has my ‘good’ son still not shown up?" Master sighed. "If I were dying, would he even be sad?""Don't say that.""Ah, he always makes me worry. He’s not a teenager anymore," Master complained.I listened in silence, secretly praying that Levi wouldn’t come. But prayers don’t always get answered.The moment I saw him walk through the door, my chest tightened."Why are you only showing up no
Levi leaned in even closer, his breath warm against my skin.“Hurry up and answer me,” he murmured. “I’m being kind enough to let you choose.”“I don’t want to do this anymore.”“Are you sure?”"..." I had already answered, yet when he asked again, I hesitated.“I’ll give you another chance,” he said.“What do you want me to say?”“You probably don’t want me to sleep with other women.” He said it with such confidence—because he knew exactly how I felt.And he was right. I didn’t want him to be with anyone else.I shot back. “Do you want to be with me… or with them?”He smirked like he was pleased I had dared to ask that question.“If I said I wanted you… would you spread your legs for me?”He was cunning—twisting the conversation in a way where, no matter what I said, I would lose.“Have I ever meant anything to you?”“If you want to have value then do as I say.”“...”“Open your legs.”I pressed my lips together tightly, refusing to obey. Levi’s sharp eyes scanned m
“Who is this girl?” asked the woman sitting next to Levi.“You should give me all your attention,” he ordered.She smiled mockingly at me before sliding her hand between Levi’s legs.A sharp pain stabbed through my chest. If we hadn’t slept together before, maybe it wouldn’t hurt this much. If I stayed here any longer, I might cry.Ten minutes passed. I sat with my head down, forced to listen as Levi flirted with the women around him. The one beside him spoke sweetly to him nonstop.I clenched my fists so tightly that my palms grew damp with sweat. I tried to hold myself together, to keep the tears at bay, even as my heart shattered.“Why do you have to make her sit here and watch you?” Cullen finally spoke up.“It’s none of your business,” Levi replied coldly.I glanced up at them, my gaze landing on Levi.“You’re insane,” Cullen muttered.“So what?”Cullen sighed softly before turning to me.“Do you want to get out of here?”“Um… yes,” I admitted.“Don’t stick your nose
Thomas frowned, confusion evident on his face.“Engagement?” His question made me press my lips together, unsure how to respond.“Tell him that I’m your soon-to-be fiancé,” Levi said.“Soon-to-be fiancé?” Thomas repeated, while I stood frozen.Levi walked up to Thomas before glancing at me. “You didn’t tell him?”“…”I remained silent.When I didn’t answer, Levi turned back to Thomas and said, “Do you want to be engaged to her? Go ahead. I’ll give her to you.”His words cut deep.Did he see me as nothing more than an object—something he could give away whenever he pleased? I had always known he didn’t care about my feelings when we were alone, but saying that in front of someone else… it was too much.“Will you really give her to me?” Thomas asked seriously, meeting Levi’s gaze without a hint of fear.“Fine by me. She’s just leftovers… you can have her if you want.”“What does he mean, Mirin?” Thomas turned to me, his expression darkening.“Nothing. Please just leave,” I s