They say flames are beautiful. They never warn you how easily they spread. He built an empire where loyalty is bought, silence is enforced, and power never apologizes. In boardrooms, he is untouchable. In public, he is worshipped. In private... he watches. She walks like she owes the world nothing. No past. No weakness. No cracks in the glass. They don't know about the vows spoken without witnesses. They don't know about the war hidden behind wedding rituals. They don't know that love, when mixed with ego, becomes something unrecognizable. A fake romance lights up the cameras. A real one burns in the dark. Some secrets are buried. Some are hunted. When the past returns wearing a stranger's face when betrayal tastes sweeter than forgiveness, when silence becomes more dangerous than truth - Someone pulls a trigger. And the world will call her heartless. But the question was there any love or all were lie. The question was whether he deserved to survive her. Not every flame is meant to be followed. The Silent Flame by @author_rim20