로그인NINA’S POV “You’re not.”Dad’s voice cut through the air like a blade.Cold. Flat. Final.The whole living room went silent. Even the ticking clock seemed to freeze.I stood behind the wall, hidden just out of sight, listening… watching.Yes, I wanted Amara out of my way, but Dad was losing his grip. He was letting his anger spill too far. What if he revealed the wrong thing? What about my surgery? My heart slammed painfully against my ribs.Not yet.She can’t know the truth yet.I can’t afford for her to know…not until everything I need is secure.I held my breath as Dad continued, his voice sharper now:“Yes, we gave birth to you, but behaving selfish like this? You are not the daughter we raised.”I exhaled quietly, relief sliding through me.Good… he corrected himself.He didn’t spill anything stupid.I still needed her guilt. Her obedience. Her place beneath me.I peeked again.Amara’s eyes looked… empty. Shocked. Lost. Like her soul slipped out of her body.“You don’t even give
AMARA POV“Ruin me… I want to be yours to ruin,” I quivered.His expression changed…barely…but I caught the flicker before his face hardened again. His eyes darkened, and his jaw clenched. For a long moment, he just stood there, staring at me, unmoving… as if my words didn’t even reach him.I waited, breath shallow, heart pounding painfully, hoping,begging…for a single response.But nothing came. Just silence.I took a step closer, my knees weak, my palms cold. He didn’t move. He just watched me, empty, lifeless. My chest ached so much that I thought it would split open.I couldn’t take it anymore.I stood on my toes, reached up, and cupped his face gently between my trembling palms. His skin felt warm, but his eyes…his eyes were red and blank, unreadable. I wanted to scream, to shake him, to tell him I was sorry. Instead, I leaned in, closing the distance between us, and pressed my lips to his.At first, he didn’t respond.Then, slowly..so slowly, I felt him breathe against me.His h
AMARA POV I felt lifeless again. Everything happening around me was pulling me down, choking me from the inside. Him being out of my life… the messages… the fear… it was turning my head upside down.I was walking toward the school gate, trying to clear my mind, when someone grabbed my arm so hard I gasped. I turned…and froze.It was her.The same girl from yesterday, I saw with him.For a moment I thought she came for help… but her face told another story entirely. Anger. Pure anger. Burning in her eyes, sharp enough to cut through me. She scoffed before the words tore out of her.“How much?”I blinked. Confused. Lost.“Huh?”“How much were you paid to destroy him?!” she yelled, and I felt myself shrink. “Answer me!”Destroy who? Paid by who? My brain couldn’t even arrange itself.“What are you talking about? I thought you came here to ask for help,” I muttered, frowning.She laughed, shaky, angry, broken. “Don’t try to act dumb with me.” She stepped closer, her eyes locked on mine.
TRACY POVI heard something crash…loud enough to shake the walls.My heart jumped to my throat, and I ran straight to that room. My hand stopped right at the door handle. I didn’t dare open it fully. Instead, I pushed it just enough to peek inside.The room was dark, only a small slice of moonlight slipping in through the window. And there he was.Zed.Crouched on the floor. Shoulders heavy. Head down. His entire body trembling like the weight of the world finally crushed him.My heart squeezed painfully.I hadn’t seen him like this in five years. Not since Anna. Not since that beast of a woman ruined him and left him drowning in pieces he never recovered from.Back then, he’d been happy for a short, sweet moment…one year of smiling, laughing, feeling alive. Then everything shattered overnight. He collapsed just like this. And when he stood again, he wasn’t the same person. His heart turned to stone. His eyes went cold. He shut everyone out, including me.Seeing him like this again… i
PROFESSOR BLACK POV I saw her…Amara…desperately holding on to Tracy. Her whole body shook, knuckles white around Tracy’s arm. I froze. Her eyes flickered and caught mine. And what I saw there…Fear.Pain.And something that broke straight through my chest…dissapointment.She looked at me like I was a murderer.Before I could move, she muttered something to Tracy, fast and shaky, and hurried off. I stood there like a fool, pretending I hadn’t seen her fall apart right in front of me. As if being near me was the last thing she wanted.I walked toward Tracy, forcing myself to stay calm.“Here,” I muttered, handing her the phone.Her face lit up immediately. “You found it!” she squealed, a smile taking over her whole face. She had been moody earlier when she misplaced it, and I had gone back to search for it because she wouldn’t stop panicking.“Well, I told you I’d get you another one, but you insisted on finding this exact one,” I said, voice cold but steady.“Hey, you just bought this
AMARA'S POV I stood there, shaking, staring after her. My throat was dry. My whole body felt numb.The photos.The message.The warning.Everything came crashing down at once.The night air felt colder now, the street darker. I could only whisper one thing…“What the hell is happening?”Not waiting any longer, I picked up my pace. My legs felt weak, but I forced myself to keep moving. I left home to clear my head, but now all I wanted was to lock myself inside my room and never come out. The fear of the unknown crawled up my spine like something alive. I could feel goosebumps rising across my skin.Finally, I reached our gate and walked in.“I think it’s time… we ask her…” I heard my mom’s voice immediately. She was whispering again, just like before. It made me stop.They both looked up the moment I stepped inside.“Back already?” Mom asked. Her voice was off, forced, shaky, like someone caught doing something wrong.“Yeah… didn’t feel like strolling anymore,” I muttered, watching t







