Brithlene
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Kate tells herself it's just business. A calculated move to claim the empire that's expected to be hers.
Enzio is just a contractual partner. Their marriage is a performance-laced with lies, rehearsed smiles, and carefully timed gestures. They built it together.
But time has a way of warping intentions.
The lunches they share begin to stretch longer. The silences between them grow heavier, not with discomfort, but with something unspoken. A glance lingers too long. A touch feels too real. And suddenly, the lines between duty and desire blur.
Kate, who once agreed to play pretend, finds herself caught in a role she no longer understands. The script is slipping from her fingers. And Enzio, seems to be rewriting his lines too