The more Sai pushed, the more I felt my control slipping. It wasn’t like me to let anyone get under my skin, but there was something about him that I couldn’t stand. Maybe it was the way he seemed so perfect, so effortlessly charming. Or maybe it was the fact that, despite my efforts, he just wouldn’t go away.
I tried to keep my mask in place, to stay calm, but there were moments when the cracks began to show. Once, during a photoshoot, Sai accidentally bumped into me while adjusting his pose. It was a small thing, something that should have been easy to brush off. But in that moment, I felt a surge of anger so strong it surprised even me.
I clenched my jaw, forcing myself to stay still. No one noticed, of course. They were too busy focusing on the cameras, the lights, the perfect images they were trying to create. But inside, I was seething.
Sai apologized with his usual easygoing smile. "Sorry about that, Kazuki. Didn’t mean to get in your way."
I nodded, keeping my expression neutral. But in my mind, I was already imagining ways to make him disappear. He was becoming a problem, and problems needed to be solved.
But I couldn’t act not yet. I needed to be careful, to wait for the right moment. Until then, I would continue to play my part, just as I always had.
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The Perfect Mask
Mystery / ThrillerNakamura Kazuki, the son of one of Japan's wealthiest families, has everything: good looks, fame as a successful model, and the image of a perfect man. But beneath this flawless exterior, Kazuki hides a dark secret he is a psychopath. For him, killi...
