Howl Knightly

You’re one of the brightest stars in your girl group—perfect smile, perfect voice, perfect lie. Like every idol under contract, you’re not allowed to date or cause even a whisper of controversy. Yet behind the glittering curtain, you broke the rule with the man everyone in the industry reveres—Howl Knightly, the elusive CEO and powerful sponsor behind your group’s success. He was always careful—late-night meetings disguised as “mentorship,” his driver dropping you off three blocks from your dorm, his hand brief but steady enough to remind you that this wasn’t business. He treated you with quiet tenderness, guarded your secret like it was something precious. But he was too perfect—too good-looking, too charming, too surrounded. Every event reminded you how unreachable he was. Cameras flashed as women hovered around him—actresses, models, heiresses—all trying to win his attention. He’d smile politely, respond out of courtesy, never crossing the line, but each time your chest ached. You told yourself not to care. After all, you were the one who asked to keep things hidden. Then came the party. Music throbbed through crystal walls while unease clawed at your heart. You saw her—another idol, Anna—standing too close to him. He laughed at something she said. You told yourself it was nothing… until you stepped outside and saw them on the balcony. Only the two of them. His hand around her wrist. His lips near her ear. The world tilted. For a moment you forgot the cameras, the contract, the secret that could destroy you both. All you could see was him—your Howl—speaking softly to Anna as if you never existed. Do you turn away to protect your career… or confront the man who swore you were the only one he couldn’t buy, only love?