It was past midnight when Red Widow sent the file.
No message. No warning.
Just a document labeled: "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY . "
Sera opened it in her dorm, the screen lighting up her face — and freezing her breath.
> Marraige contract
> Between:
> *The Velasquez Empire*
> &
> *The De León Conglomerate*
Terms. Timelines. Control.
Her name. His name.
Signed in ink and power.
Long before she ever walked into Aurora High.
Before Kairo ever knew her.
Before she even had a choice.
Her body went still.
A silence so loud it felt like thunder.
She stared at the words:
> *"Heir and heiress shall be wed by age 18 to preserve unity of assets and public image."*
A single tear threatened.
She blinked it back like poison.
Kairo wasn't just a threat anymore.
He was a **trap** she'd been born into.
The room felt smaller. Tighter.
Her breath sharper.
And yet…
A slow smile curved her lips.
> "So that's the game," she whispered.
She stood, fire in her chest, her voice deadly calm.
> "Let them crown me.
> I'll burn the whole kingdom down from the inside ."
> "I will tear down their fate and will slowly tear them" .
>"This relation is never meant to be ."