Yuna:
I couldn't breathe.
The hallway suddenly felt too narrow, the air too heavy as the words repeated inside her mind.
"What work they do? Why my brother was saying like that to Ethan?"
My fingers trembled against the wall as footsteps approached. Instinctively, i stepped back into the shadows before Ethan could see me.
The door opened.
He walked out.
The same man who laughed with me. who brought me coffee when I forgot to eat, who looked at me like i mattered more than anything else in the world.
But now every small memory felt different.
Every silence.
Every scar i never questioned.
Every late-night disappearance.
It was all real.
My heart pounded loudly in my ears as Ethan passed by without noticing me. For a second, i almost called his name — almost ran toward him like i always did.
But my voice refused to come out.
Was he dangerous?
Or had he been protecting me all along?
Yuna brother's words echoed again:
"People would kill her just to hurt you.
A chill ran through her body."
She slid down against the wall once he disappeared down the corridor, trying to steady her breathing. The world she knew had cracked open, revealing something dark beneath it.
"All this time…" she whispered to herself.
Suddenly memories rearranged themselves like pieces of a puzzle finally fitting together — the bodyguards she thought were coincidences, the way strangers avoided him, the cold authority in his voice whenever someone crossed a line.
He wasn't just powerful.
He was feared.
Her chest tightened, not only with fear… but confusion.
Because despite everything, one truth refused to change.
She never felt unsafe with him.
Not once.
Footsteps approached again — luca, this time.
She quickly stood, wiping her eyes, but he froze the moment he saw her pale face.
"You heard… didn't you?" he asked quietly.
She swallowed, her voice barely steady.
"…What are you both?"
The word felt unreal leaving her lips.
Her brother closed his eyes briefly, guilt written across his face.
"It's non of your business Yuna go to your room."
The single answer shattered the last piece of denial she had.
Her hands curled into fists. "Why, don't you want to tell me?"
"I want to protect you ," he said gently. "You don't understand the kind of life he lives."
Her heart ached unexpectedly at those words.
"I think," she whispered, tears forming despite her efforts, "I understand why he always looked so lonely now but please tell me what are you both doing?"
Her brother stared at her, realization slowly dawning.
She wasn't only shocked.
She was worried about Ethan and luca
And that scared her brother more than anything else.
Because instead of stepping away from danger…
She was already walking toward it.
"I should have guessed back then when he killed my friend that he was doing some dangerous work. Why was i such a fool back then. I should have just asked him that how did he....."
Without any more thoughts I went to my room and locked my room.
I started cry, by knowing that he was doing some dangerous work but what and who kills innocents.
I heard voice of the car, so I went to see at the balcony. My brother was going somewhere. Then after some times i opened the door and went down stairs.
I saw Ethan their, he is drinking wine. As i saw him i turn my back to him and run from there. He saw me and walk towards me and he grabbed me.