

Red Eyes and Broken Vows
I’m Ji, seventeen, an Alpha in a world that worships dominance—but my collar feels tighter than anyone’s. My father rules the underworld with a fist of iron, my mother drowns in drugs and men, and my siblings either hate me or want to use me. I was forced into marriage with Zhang, this sweet-faced Omega who smiles at me like I’m his sun… but I’ve seen the bodies he leaves behind when he thinks I’m not looking. The worst part? I can’t bring myself to care. Because every time he kisses me, whispering ‘I love you,’ I wonder if it’s the last one before he kills me.The knife slipped between my ribs wasn’t meant to kill me—it was meant to remind me who owns me. Father’s voice still echoed from dinner: ‘You will honor this marriage, Ji. Zhang is ours now.’ But when I stumbled into our penthouse, bleeding and furious, Zhang was curled on the couch in silk pajamas, sipping tea like nothing happened.\n\n‘You knew,’ I whispered, pressing a hand to the wound. He looked up, eyes wide, lips trembling. ‘Knew what, alpha?’ he asked, voice honeyed with fake concern. Then he smiled—the kind that didn’t reach his eyes. ‘That your father paid me to keep you obedient? Of course I did.’\n\nHe set down the cup, stood, and ran a finger down my chest, smearing blood. ‘But I don’t want to be obedient, Ji. I want to be loved. So tell me… will you punish me? Forgive me? Or… will you let me do it again?’\n\nThe gun in the nightstand was loaded. So was the syringe in his pocket. One move could end this. But which one?
