TRAPPED TO A CONTRACT WITH MAFIA

hall, exhausted after the long journey. Her bre

r her life, her freedom. After escaping the Willson mansion,

gined when she saw the building from a distance. Instead, there was a sense

m the main hall, drifting with beautiful yet unfamiliar harmonies.

the hall decorated with white flowers, stood Ethan. However, he was not alone. The man

the sight of Lila wearing such a beautiful white w

of them stood a priest, speaking the sacred w

t was like her body was frozen in place, unable to look away from th

s isn't real,"

had trusted, the man she thought would wait for her,

er legs wouldn't move. All she could do was stand there,

unce you man and wife," a roun

les were full of happiness. But

er tears finally came, streaming down her cheeks. All the hope she h

d to burst out. There was no point. It was all ov

all, letting the sounds of laughter and hap

Kate didn't care. She looked up at the da

terly. "But why does it fee

Ethan and Lila's wedding was taking place. The guests

er shimmering white gown, walked gracefully down the aisle. Everything se

an in a shabby dress, her face looking tired,

each other, confused and shocked. Kate, who was rumored to have

of a long journey, but there was an unwavering

his own vision. Lila, who had almost reached the altar, stopped walki

oice was hoarse,

aky. She held back her tears with almost impossible strength. When she

t here," she said, her voic

et you forget

ightly, her lips trembling.

best friend, her ey

d my fiancée in my absence? Or are you going to expla

ough the tension-filled silence. Several gue

ch, but Kate raised h

u have no reason

if the words were stuck in his throa

ed, full of

vive, to find a way out of hell, only to come

's face. "We didn't know what t

"Of course you did. That's a lot ea

ooked at Ethan and Lila in turn, her fac

stop this wedding,

nt you to know that I'm back. I'm a

er head held high. The guests could only stare in shock

ng a strange sense of relief fill her chest. She may have lost Et

*

ffocating silence. Kate sat in a chair that

h puffy eyes, while Leo, her younger brother, sat with his arms folded,

r's voice finally broke the silence.

't tell anyone, and you expect e

he didn't know what to say. The real explanation was too difficult to come u

is canceled!" her mother ex

s were complete, and you... you just disappeared

to find the strength to reply, but t

s?" asked Leo, his voice

ndering what happened. We have to make excuses, but

badly to scream, to tell the truth. That she never meant to disappear, that

ing that sounded like fictio

ke a mess of things," Kate said

h we spent on that wedding? You know how much time and

firm voice. She lifted her head, looking

hurts. But I can't explain everyth

nterrupted, his to

where you'd been for those two days. You just come back

caught in her throat. She felt like a stranger in the midst of her own family, surrounded

y, wiping the corners of

, what really happened? If you h

er tears finally falling.

r father urged. "After all this,

laimed Kate suddenly, her voice breaking with emot

I can't give you the an

s streaming down her face. Outside, the cold night air touched he

ed, not only for her family and fiancé, but also for herself. She felt trapped betwee

he thought bitterly. "Why shoul

find a way to make peace with her wounds, with the truth she car