LOGIN꧁♡ 𝓣𝓲𝓶♡꧂Seeing Laura there, I froze for a second.Out of everything I expected to see in that place, she wasn’t one of them. For a brief moment, my mind tried to convince me I was mistaken, that it was someone else who just happened to look like her, but the closer she got, the clearer it became that it was really her. The same face, the same calm composure, the same gentle expression she always carried and thinking about now, they both elude the same energy.She walked towards me like there was nothing strange about the situation, like this wasn’t a place I had been dragged into against my will, like we were just meeting again under normal circumstances. That familiar smile settled on her lips as she stopped in front of me, her eyes soft as if she was genuinely pleased to see me.“It’s good to see you again, Tim.” Her voice was the same too, warm, light, steady in a way that made people trust her without thinking, and that only made something twist uncomfortably in my chest. I
꧁♡ 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔨 ♡꧂Six Months AgoIt started at the worst possible time, right in the middle of something that was supposed to secure my position in New York, something I had been working towards for a long time, something I couldn’t afford to lose. The meeting was already in motion, everything was steady and going in the direction I wanted.The kind of setting where one wrong move could cost everything, and I wasn’t the type to make mistakes like that.But that day, I did.My phone buzzed.It wasn’t supposed to matter, it shouldn’t have mattered, but the moment I saw Tim’s name on the screen, I checked it without thinking, like it was instinct, like nothing else in that room mattered for that second. That was all it took, just that one moment.The message was short, too short, the kind that didn’t leave room for interpretation but still didn’t make sense. A breakup text. No explanation, no argument leading up to it, nothing that matched what we had. I read it once, then again, slower t
𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜The door hadn’t even fully closed behind him before I snapped, my hand sweeping across the desk and sending every file crashing to the floor, papers scattering in every direction as if that would somehow ease the anger burning through me. I didn’t bother looking at the mess, didn’t care where anything landed, because all I could see was his face and the way he walked in here like he owned everything, like I didn’t matter.“Who the hell does he think he is…” I muttered under my breath, my jaw clenched tight as I paced the office, unable to stay still, every step fueled by the irritation still sitting heavy in my chest. Frank had always been like that, arrogant, reckless, acting like consequences didn’t apply to him, but this… this was different, and the more I thought about it, the worse it got.Tim is in danger because of you.I scoffed, shaking my head as I tried to brush it off, because that was just Frank doing what he always did, pushing blame onto someone else, making
꧁♡ 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔨 ♡꧂“Sir, you can’t just walk in like this—”I didn’t stop.The receptionist was already standing up, her voice rising as she tried to get my attention, but I walked past her like she wasn’t even there. She called out again, louder this time, something about appointments and security, but I was already heading straight down the hallway without slowing.I wasn’t here to talk to her.I wasn’t here to wait.Kagemoto Kazama’s words were still running through my head, repeating in a way that made it hard to focus on anything else. Marry his daughter. The old man really sat there and said that like it was something normal, like I was supposed to just agree and everything would fall into place. It was disgusting. Not just the idea, but the way he said it, like Tim’s life could be traded that easily, like I would just fold and play along.My jaw tightened as I walked, my hands clenching slightly at my sides before I relaxed them again. I could still see his face clearly, calm, co
꧁♡ 𝓣𝓲𝓶♡꧂It was already sunset when he walked in.I had been seated in the living room, doing nothing but waiting, my mind going over the same questions again and again with no answers. The moment the door opened and I saw him step inside, I didn’t think twice. I stood up immediately and closed the distance between us.“What is this?” I asked, my voice firm. “Why am I here?”Kagemoto Kazama looked at me like he had expected that reaction. There was no surprise on his face, no urgency, just that calm expression that made everything about him harder to read.“Let me go,” I added.He chuckled softly, like I had said something amusing instead of serious. “You’re impatient,” he said.“I’m not here by choice,” I replied. “So yes, let me go.”He didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he walked past me slowly, like there was no pressure, like this conversation wasn’t important. I turned to face him again, my patience already wearing thin.“I will,” he said finally.I paused, the words catchi
꧁♡ 𝓣𝓲𝓶♡꧂The car finally came to a stop after what felt like a long drive, though I couldn’t tell exactly how long it had been with the sack still covering my head. Everything had blurred into one, the movement, the turns, the silence from the men around me, all of it making it impossible to track where we were going or how far we had come. My hands were free, but that didn’t mean much when I couldn’t see anything, when every step I took had been controlled, guided, like I didn’t have a choice in any of it.The engine died down, and for a moment everything went quiet. Then hands were on me again, firm but not rough, pulling me forward. My feet hit solid ground, and I steadied myself instinctively, even as my vision was still blocked, my balance still not fully recovered from earlier. The air felt different here, fresher, more open, not like the city, and that alone told me we weren’t anywhere near where I had been taken.“Move.” I didn’t argue or resist cause there was little on
☾♡ Eric ♡☽Hatred has always come easily to me.People liked to say brothers should love each other, protect each other, grow up side by side like two trees from the same root. But Frank and I had never grown like that. From the moment we were children, he stood taller, brighter, louder than me. H
𝓣𝓲𝓶The headlights blinded me.For a second, all I could see was white light flooding my vision, swallowing the dark road, swallowing the night, swallowing everything except the outline of a man stepping out of the car. My heart leaped before my mind could catch up, and the shape in the light b
꧁♡ 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔨 ♡꧂The moment Tim’s message comes in, my phone vibrates on the desk like it has a heartbeat of its own.“Discharge today.”Just two words, but they hit harder than any bullet ever has.For a second, I just stare at the screen, then I read it again, slower this time, as if the meaning
꧁♡ 𝔉𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔨 ♡꧂The hotel lobby looks exactly the same as it did on Eric’s wedding day, and that alone makes something dark twist inside my chest. The polished marble floor reflects the yellow light from the chandelier above, and for a brief second I see my own shadow stretched out in front of me







