“I love you, Aera. I love you. Please, accept my proposal. I’ll be good—I swear. I’ll do anything, anything for you,” begged the man I once called my best friend. Hawak-hawak niya ang kamay ko, nanginginig sa desperasyon. Ramdam ko ang init ng palad niya habang mahigpit ang kapit niya—parang ayaw niya akong pakawalan. But before I could speak, another voice cut through the moment like a blade. “No. Don’t listen to him, Aera.” I turned just in time as he pulled my other hand toward him—Calix Devraux, the man I once loved but never dared claim. Ngayon, pareho silang nakahawak sa magkabilang kamay ko. Parang hinihila ako sa magkaibang direksyon. “I’ll give you everything, anything—just say you’ll be mine. I’ll protect you, I’ll worship you. I’ll spend every moment proving that no one could ever love you like I do. Please... don’t walk away from me. Not now. Not when I’ve already built my world around you.” His voice—filled with longing, desperation, and obsession. Nanigas ang buong
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