Yuri's POV
Finally, I am back in the Philippines, and the ghosts of what happened are waiting for
me. I thought I was done with that cheater, with Ram, with Keifer, and with that girl and
her snake‑tongued guardian, but the anger still sits in my chest like a stone. Ever since
she broke off the engagement, my mother has grown distant, looking at me as if I am
a disappointment until I fulfill the role the elders chose for me. They talk about
inheritance and duty, about a 'list' I am supposed to complete, as if people were
pieces to erase from a board. The names are etched into my mind, but the truth is
they were my friends once, and I do not even understand why I am the one expected
to carry all this darkness. My parents want them gone from our lives, and they expect
me to be the one who does the dirty work, but what I really want is to make them feel
my pain, not to end their lives. In the middle of all this, one thing has never changed: I
still love you, Jay, no matter how much it hurts
And you are going to me be mine whether you like it or not!