로그인Lumi’s POV“Come on, let’s go.”Clover’s hand wraps around my wrist, tugging gently at first, then firmer when I don’t move.“Lumi,” she pressed, her voice dropping, urgent now. “This place is disgusting. We’re leaving.”I didn't answer immediately. It’s like my skin knows before my brain does. My stomach twists, hard. I finally look down again—like maybe if I check one more time, it’ll somehow be different. It’s not.My throat tightens instantly.“Ugh—” I choke, turning slightly, my body reacting before I can even think properly. “Oh my God—”Clover spins fully now, her entire energy flipping from playful to violent in two seconds.“What the hell is wrong with people?!” she snaps, already scanning faces like she’s ready to fight everyone in a five-meter radius.I barely hear her. Because suddenly, I feel… small. Like every eye is on me, even the ones that aren’t.My fingers curl slightly at my sides. I hate this feeling. I hate it.“Lumi, we’re going,” Clover says again, firmer this
Lumi’s POVI woke up before my alarm, not because I’m well-rested. But because something is sitting heavy on my chest. For a few seconds, I just lie there, staring at the ceiling, trying to remember what it is. Then it hits me, the test.My body goes still, completely still. I turn my head slowly toward the bathroom door. Clover is still asleep. I can hear her faint snoring from the other room, soft and steady, like nothing in the world is wrong.Lucky her.I sit up, pushing the blanket off my body. There’s no point delaying it. Dragging this out won’t change anything.The floor is cold under my feet as I walk into the bathroom. The pregnancy test is exactly where I left it, on the sink, unopened. I stare at it for a long moment. Longer than necessary.How did I get here? How did my life go from planning a wedding…To this?Standing here, alone, trying to figure out if I’m tied to a man who didn’t even look guilty when I caught him cheating?I let out a slow breath.“Just do it,” I w
Lumi’s POVA few minutes later, we finally got to Clover’s apartment. The moment we step inside, the world outside feels… quieter. But not enough to silence my thoughts.“I’m going to shower first,” Clover says, already kicking off her shoes and heading toward her room.“Go ahead,” I reply.She disappears down the hallway, and just like that, I’m alone. I walk toward the kitchen island slowly and drop my bag beside me. Then I see it, the pregnancy test strip, sitting in my bag. My fingers hover over it, but I don’t pick it up. I just… stare.How did I get here? How did I go from being someone’s fiancée…To this?Standing in another woman’s apartment, holding a test that could change my life overnight.I swallow hard. Nothing, absolutely nothing, could have prepared me for what I saw earlier. Wren and Caius together. Like the six years we spent building something…was just a phase he outgrew.It hurts. God, it hurts. But what hurts more? He doesn’t even care, not even a little.My jaw t
Briggs’ POV“What do you think you’re doing?”Fedric’s voice comes out sharper than I expected, but not stronger. He’s already stepping backward. Already realizing this isn’t a conversation.The door shuts behind me with a quiet click.Riki moves in after me, casual, almost bored, but I know him well enough to see the alertness underneath it.Fedric keeps moving until the back of his knees hit the edge of the bed. He stops, not because he wants to. Because he has to.“What? Are you going to beat me up now?” he asks, forcing out a laugh that doesn’t quite land.I don’t answer immediately, I take my time. Let the silence sit and stretch enough for him to feel it. Then—“Yes.” I step forward. “Hands down.”His smile falters, just slightly.“Why did you think you could lay hands on my worker?” I continue, voice calm, and controlled. “And record her,” I added. “And then threaten her on top of that?”He raises his hands defensively. “Briggs, listen—”“No,” I cut in. “You listen.”He swall
Briggs’ POVDon’t get me wrong. I never knew I parked that long in front of them. If I had, I would’ve moved. I’m not that careless. I don’t do unnecessary inconvenience. At least, not without reason.When I first noticed them, I assumed they were waiting for someone. Two women standing by a car, not honking, not pacing aggressively, just there. So I didn’t think much of it, that was my mistake. A rare one, but still mine.The truth is, I was distracted. Not by something trivial, but by something that demanded my attention. Ellen. And the video she sent.I walk back into the car and lean back slightly against the driver’s seat, one hand resting loosely on the steering wheel as I replay the last few minutes in my head. Running a sex club isn’t what people think it is. They see the surface, the lights, the music, the bodies. They assume it’s chaos, It’s not, It’s control. Every single thing that happens in my space is monitored, filtered, and accounted for. I don’t run a business wher
Lumi’s POV“We should drop by the nearest pharmacy and get a pregnancy test strip,” Clover says from behind me, her voice echoing through the silence that had settled between us after that last conversation.I keep my eyes on the road.“Yeah… we should,” I replied.The words feel heavier than they should. A pregnancy test, something so small. But right now? It feels like it could change everything.The drive is quiet for a few minutes, but it’s not uncomfortable. It’s the kind of silence that sits between people who don’t need to fill every second with words. Still… my mind isn’t quiet. It keeps replaying her words.When last did you run a pregnancy test?My grip tightens slightly on the steering wheel. I try to remember, but I don’t want to. Because the more I think about it, the more real it starts to feel. And I’m not ready for that.“Take the next turn,” Clover says suddenly, pointing ahead. “There’s a pharmacy down that street.”I nod, turning the wheel without arguing. Five min







