ANG BABAENG HINDI DAPAT BINITAWAN
“Nag-exist ito dahil sa takot.”
Mariel stepped beside him, her fingers brushing his wrist—light, grounding.
“And fear,” Mariel said coldly, “always loses to love.”
It was the most dangerous line she had ever said.
And it hit Victoria like a fatal wound.
“You think… love wins?” Victoria laughed, hysterical. “Love is weakness. Love breaks kings. Love ruins empires.”
“Maybe,” Billie whispered. “But I’d rather fall with her… than rule with you.”
That silenced the night.