LOGIN“Why didn’t you tell me you were getting engaged to her?” she added slowly. My chest tightened, and for the first time since the night spiralled out of control, I didn’t have something immediate to throw back. “Aria…” My voice dropped, even to my own ears, I sounded weak. “You lied to me,” she said, a bitter chuckle slipping from her lips as if the words tasted foul. My hands, which had been gripping her shoulders, slowly fell away. “I didn’t,” I replied, quieter now, forcing the words out carefully. “I just… didn’t tell you. I was going to be getting engaged.” Her head snapped slightly, disbelief flashing across her face. “Ethan, that’s also a lie!” she shouted, her voice cracking at the edges. I glanced around, people were still there, watching. Phones raised. Whispers spreading. The last thing I wanted was for this—us—to become a spectacle. “Let’s go home and talk about it,” I said, my tone shifting, softer now, pleading with my eyes. “Please.” “You haven’t answered
Ethan: “Damn it, Aria…” I muttered under my breath the moment her lips finally left his. For a second, just one second, our eyes met. And then she looked away. Like I wasn’t even there. Like I didn’t matter. Like I was something ugly and primal snapped inside me. I didn’t think about anything, I can't even think properly at the moment and I don’t care about consequences or who was watching or what this would turn into. All I knew was that I couldn’t stand there and watch her kiss another man like it meant nothing. Like I meant nothing. My feet were already moving before my mind could catch up. I pushed through the crowd, ignoring the bodies I shoved aside, the curses thrown at me, the music pounding violently in my ears. None of it registered. None of it mattered. I grabbed the man's collar and yanked him toward me. My fist collided with his mouth before he could even process what was happening. A sharp crack. Gasps erupted around us. “What the hell?!” “Why did he do
Devi: My breath hitched as my entire body froze in place, like I had walked into something I wasn’t meant to see. Something I couldn’t unsee. Ethan shoved her away, immediately, the movement abrupt, frantic—like he had just realized he was standing on the edge of a cliff. “Devi...” he called, sounding a little breathless. “Ethan.” I called his name, my voice came out thin, strained, like it had been dragged through glass. I stared at him, my chest rising too fast, my heart slamming violently against my ribs as if it wanted out of my body. “She kissed me,” Ethan said quickly, his voice rushing over itself, desperate, defensive. Genevieve didn’t argue with me or Ethan. She didn’t look ashamed. She didn’t even look surprised. She just smiled, and I felt like grabbing her hair and hitting her head on the wall. Then she walked past me like nothing had happened. Like she hadn’t just lit a match in a room full of gasoline. My fingers curled slowly into fists at my sides
Devi: My breath hitched as my entire body froze in place, like I had walked into something I wasn’t meant to see. Something I couldn’t unsee. Ethan shoved her away, immediately, the movement abrupt, frantic—like he had just realized he was standing on the edge of a cliff. “Devi...” he called, sounding a little breathless. “Ethan.” I called his name, my voice came out thin, strained, like it had been dragged through glass. I stared at him, my chest rising too fast, my heart slamming violently against my ribs as if it wanted out of my body. “She kissed me,” Ethan said quickly, his voice rushing over itself, desperate, defensive. Genevieve didn’t argue with me or Ethan. She didn’t look ashamed. She didn’t even look surprised. She just smiled, and I felt like grabbing her hair and hitting her head on the wall. Then she walked past me like nothing had happened. Like she hadn’t just lit a match in a room full of gasoline. My fingers curled slowly into fists at my sides. “And yo
Aria’s POV I sat on the couch in my room with my legs crossed, my fingers loosely intertwined over my knee as my thoughts spiraled in every direction at once. The silence around me felt heavier than usual, pressing against my chest like an unseen weight. I exhaled slowly, but it did nothing to ease the restlessness clawing inside me. My phone rested beside me, the screen dark. I stare at it for a long moment before finally reaching for it, my fingers hovering briefly before I dialed the number that had called earlier, right in the middle of my breakfast with Ethan. The line rang once. Twice. Then it connected. “You finally decided to call me back.” His voice. Familiar. Unmistakable. A humorless chuckle slipped past my lips, bitter and dry. Of course I knew it was him. I know he'd call after sending the flowers, the diamonds—those extravagant gestures screamed his name louder than anything else ever could. Lucien never did anything halfway. Even his regret came wrapped in luxur
(Third Person's POV) Elena had been sitting in her father’s study long before the call came through. The heavy oak desk, polished to perfection, stood between her and the door like an unspoken barrier, while the tall bookshelves lining the walls seemed to close in around her. Even the faint scent of aged paper and leather, something she once found comforting, now felt oppressive. She hadn’t come here just to sit. There had been a storm brewing inside her long before Lucien’s name lit up her phone screen. And when it finally did, her fingers had trembled as she answered, her heart already bracing itself for something she couldn’t quite name, but deeply feared. Her father had been there the entire time. He hadn’t interrupted. He hadn’t spoken to her. He had simply listened. Every word. Every silence. Every crack in her voice. And now, the aftermath hung thick in the air. Elena parted her lips, her throat dry, her chest rising and falling unevenly. She wanted to speak—to
I held his hands but he removed his hands slowly away from mine, the warmth of his touch fading, leaving my fingers cold. “You don’t trust me?” he asked quietly. His voice wasn’t angry. It was soft and calm. A sad smile tugged at my lips as tears gathered in my eyes. I lifted my hands and gen
For a moment, I couldn’t even breathe. And suddenly, his old words echoed loudly in my mind. “If I ever kneel to anyone, then that person would have to be as important to me as my God.” My heart pounded violently. I stared at him in stunned silence. For a moment, I thought my eyes were pl
Author’s POV The sound of shattering glass echoed through the living room suddenly. The flower vase hit the marble floor and exploded into fragments, water spilling everywhere, petals scattering like casualties of a quiet war. Mrs. Volkov stood frozen for a second, her chest rising and falling vi
“Aria…” Her name slipped out of my mouth barely a whisper, I checked the caller ID again, it was an unknown number. My fingers trembled around the phone,my heart pounding so hard. Her cruel, venomous laugh came through the phone. “How does it feel,” she asked, every word dripping with sarcasm,







