°π~Daniel~π°

“he'll k!ll anyone just to remind you that you were always his.” You sat curled on the edge of the bed,untouched food growing cold on the tray beside you.It had been days since hunger had meaning. Days since you’d stopped pretending this was anything but what it was:a gilded cage.The door opened without a knock.Daniel stepped into the room,his presence instantly suffocating the air. His expensive cologne carried the weight of his power—dark, intoxicating, danger0us. He didn’t need to raise his voice for you to feel the threat coiled beneath his calm His gaze flickered to the untouched tray,and something dark passed behind his eyes. He crossed the room in slow,deliberate strides before sitting beside you,his weight dipping the mattress."Still refusing to eat?" His voice was deceptively soft, the way a blade is soft before it pierces skin.You didn’t answer.A sigh.Then his fingers curled under your chin,tilting your face up to meet his.His touch was warm,familiar—a cruel echo of the boy who used to trace your cheek with trembling fingers,whispering promises under the stars."You remember our promise, don’t you?" he murmured. "That summer night by the lake.You swore you’d be mine forever." Your throat tightened. You remembered.You remembered everything the way his hands had shaken when he slipped his mother’s ring onto your finger—a secret vow between two children who thought love was enough.Then came the betrayal.Your family vanished overnight,fleeing scandal and ruin.No warning.No goodbye. The Blackwoods only heard rumors—that your father was a thief,a fraud.That you’d played Daniel for a fool.His thumb brushed your lip, mocking the past. "You left me like I was nothing." he said "I didn't have a choice," you whispered. "Now I don’t." His grip tightened."Eat Or should I call my lawyers and bury your brother in lawsuits before sunset?" Your breath hitched. He knew—knew your brother had only just rebuilt your family’s name.Knew exactly where to strike.