(The mansion’s backyard. Snow blankets the ground, pristine except for one thing— blood. Evelyn stands frozen, her breath visible in the cold air. Her brother is on his knees, a gun to his head. And the man holding it? The one who owns her heart and her chains.)
𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒓𝒂
(dangerously) Give me one reason, Evelyn. One reason why I shouldn’t pull the trigger.
(Her heartbeat is a war drum. The world feels too small, too tight.)
𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂
(whispers) Because he’s my only family.
(His jaw tightens. A flicker of something unreadable passes through his eyes.)
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