chapter 3: the final truth

two weeks passed. matthias and ophil didn’t show their faces at the club. life went on, but the emptiness inside orion grew with each passing day. she pushed the pain aside, trying to forget the man who had promised her the world but left her with nothing but broken dreams.

then, one random tuesday night, she saw him.

matthias walked into the club, his presence unmistakable. orion’s stomach twisted with a mix of anger and hurt. she tried to avoid him, pretending she didn’t see him, but he noticed. of course, he noticed.

he approached the manager and made a demand. “i...