| Chapter 38

“Because it has always been you,” he said simply, his voice carrying a weight that made my heart skip a beat.

I stared at him, completely thrown by his response. His words were full of a history I didn’t understand, a depth I couldn’t yet grasp.

Ethan Seo, the man who was trying to ruin everything I had with Jungkook, was looking at me as if I was the only thing that ever mattered.

The air between us was thickened with unspoken words and unresolved emotions. I stood frozen, my heart pounding in my chest as his eyes met mine—dark and clouded with something I couldn’t quite place.

There was a rawness there, a depth of feeling that made me wonder if, somehow, I had hurt him. But how could I? When had I?