The Deadly love

pour. It wasn't just a house-it was a fortress. Cold and uninviting, it stood at the edge of a cliff, as if daring the o

nt, opened the door for them. Seo-Jin stepped out first without offering her so much as a glance. Ha-Yoon hesita

gant, but the atmosphere was stifling, as if the air itself was weighed down by secrets

in on her, and despite the mansi

en to her since they left the church, but she hadn't expected him to. His hat

Yoon's ears. She stiffened, her senses sharpening. There was som

oon's breath caught in her throat the moment she saw them. It d

was overwhelming,despite his physical condition, as if every glance he shot Seo-Jin was a promise of re

ers. They were tense,their expressions cold, but they did

is voice low and simmering with co

Ha-Yoon before returning to his eldest brother. His face remained im

p, Min-Seok," Seo-Jin said, his voice

e." He leaned forward in his wheelchair, the tension in the room thickening li

l it pressing against her skin.She didn't understand the full history between the brothers, but

replied calmly, though his voice carrie

You think I've forgotten what you did to me? That I've let go of how you ruinedbev

caught. Seo-Jin

ss, but hearing it confirmed

f man was sh

id flatly, his gaze cold as ice. "You s

m rests of his chair, and his brothers exchanged glances, clearly uneasy. Bu

d by the accusation--he a

ng even darker. "You don't deserve anything from me. And if you try to take i

cruelty in his words was staggering. This wasn't

beneath the surface, like a dormant

there was something else there, too-a cunn

you can take everything for yourself and leave the rest of us wi

unimpressed. "And how do you plan on

, faster than she thought p0ssible. From the side of his wheelchair, he pulled out a sl

r skin, and Ha-Yoon's entir

against her ear. The knife pressed tighter against her throat, drawing a thin line

ocess what was happening. One moment, she was standing beside Seo-Jin, and the next, she was i

ith the same cold, calculating gaze, as if the knife presse

aid softly, his voice

heart sto

ise flickering across his

ok's. "You heard me. Kill her if you want. She means noth

her frozen. She couldn't move, couldn't breathe. Seo-Jin's words cut deeper than the blade

r just how little p

bled slightly as he processed Seo-Jin's words. The room seem

there was a flicker of doubt in his voice. "

"You think I care about her? You're dumber than I thought, Min-Seok. I wouldn't

led her eyes. Her heart hammered again

othing more than a pawn to the two men fighting over powe

e pressed harder against Ha-Yoon's throat, the sharp sting of pain ma

between them, his gaze neverwavering. "Then do it, Min-

pulse racing so fast she thought her heart might burst. The blade at her throat b

are if she l

g for certain: no matter what happened

e struggled with the decision. Seconds ticked