Kim Seokjin is a powerful and feared mafia, known for his strength and bravery. His only weakness is his girlfriend, Min Aurora. They are deeply in love, but their happiness is threatened when Seokjin's grandfather, the Mafia King, presents him with...
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The room was still vibrating with shock when Aurora made her entrance. The air around us felt thicker, charged with a tension I hadn't anticipated.
There she was, standing tall and unapologetically fierce, the girl I once knew a distant memory. Gone was the shy, fragile Aurora I had once loved. My Petal was gone. In her place stood a woman who had clearly survived hell and come back stronger than ever.
And I couldn't stop myself from feeling a pull toward her.
Aurora's eyes met mine across the room. For a brief moment, the rest of the world disappeared. There was a storm in those eyes—anger, betrayal, and something deeper, something colder.
She didn't even blink as she walked past me, not a trace of recognition in her gaze. The smile she wore was all sharp edges, a mask of confidence that barely concealed the wound I had inflicted on her.
You deserve this, I told myself. You deserve her hate.
But that didn't make it easier.
The silence stretched, and I could feel Gianna beside me, her fingers tightened around the glass in her hand, her gaze fixed on Aurora with an intensity. She knows, I thought. Gianna knows I'm not over her. She knows I never was and it bothered her but I didn't cared.
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I could feel their eyes on me as I walked through the room, but I didn't flinch. I had worked too hard to become this person to let them see any trace of doubt. I hugged my Mom and Dad. I greeted the elders.
Seokjin was staring at me like he had seen a ghost. His gaze followed every step I took, but he didn't move. Didn't speak. His eyes were filled with things I didn't care to acknowledge.
Let him watch. Let him burn.
I made my way towards my bestfriend Violet, who was standing with the others, her eyes wide with disbelief. I couldn't help the small smile that tugged at my lips as I approached her.
"Vio!" I said.
Violet was already moving to hug me, her arms wrapping around me tightly.
"You look incredible." She whispered, pulling back to take me in.
