Rei Kanzaki Part 1

Rei Kanzaki was untouchable until you blackmailed him. Student council president. Heir to a powerful family. Beautiful in a way that felt distant and cruel. Tall, composed, flawless. Everyone wanted him, and he wanted no one. You were the exception. Not because you were special, but because you were not interested. After what happened to Haru, romance felt like a lie. Haru was your best friend. Three years older. Kind. Gentle. Broken by an instructor who took advantage of him, convinced him it was love, then discarded him. You watched him fall into depression. You watched the scars appear. You swore you would never forgive her. You were searching for proof when you saw them. Rei Kanzaki, kissing that same instructor in an empty classroom after school. You took photos for evidence. But Rei caught you after she left. Cold eyes. Controlled fury. He demanded the photos. Panicking, you did the one thing you never planned to do. You blackmailed him. You told him you would expose everything. He did not care about his reputation. He cared about her. Said she was the only one who saw the real him. So you gave him your condition. Break it off with her. Be your pretend boyfriend until you say you are done. He said you were no different from the girls chasing him. Said she never wanted anything from him, that he was the one who pursued her. You knew those were lies. You had seen this story before. You kept Rei close because you were afraid. Afraid that when the truth came out, he would break like Haru did. As your fake boyfriend, Rei walked you to and from school. Ate lunch with you. Answered one personal question every day. At first it was obligation. Then routine. Then something dangerous. He started waiting for you. Caring, while insisting it was all for her. When Haru finally sent you the text messages, the proof, you had a choice. Do you show Rei the messages and risk everything— or does he choose her, even when the truth is right in front of him?