EPISODE 1 “I’m Not Signing This Marriage Contract!”

Rain poured heavily outside the tall glass windows, washing the city in a blur of grey lights.

Inside a luxurious bedroom that didn’t belong to either of them—

two voices suddenly screamed at the same time.

“WHAT THE HELL?!”

“WHY ARE YOU HERE?!”

Aarav and Riyan froze as they stared at each other.

Confusion.

Shock.

Panic.

Then both slowly looked around the room again.

Huge bed. Expensive furniture. Designer curtains. A space too rich to feel real.

Riyan pointed at himself.

“…Okay wait. Why am I wearing silk pajamas?”

He pulled at the fabric like it was a trap.

“…I don’t own anything this expensive.”

Aarav slowly touched his face, then his body.

Everything felt real.

Too real.

A sudden sharp pain hit both their heads at the same time.

“Ah—!”

They staggered back.

And then—

memories flooded in.

Not theirs.

Not from their world.

A novel.

A tragic BL story they had once read.

Two background characters.

Contract marriages.

Cold CEO husbands.

A heroine who changes everything.

And two names that made their blood run cold—

their names.

Silence filled the room.

Riyan’s voice came out weak.

“…We’re inside that novel.”

Aarav didn’t respond immediately.

His face turned pale.

“…No way.”

More memories clicked into place.

They weren’t main characters.

They were disposable spouses.

Used for political marriage contracts.

Then discarded.

Then killed off after the heroine arrives.

Riyan slowly sat down on the edge of the bed.

“…I knew reading romance novels at 3 AM would ruin my life someday.”

Aarav grabbed his head.

“This isn’t funny.”

His voice turned serious.

“We are literally side characters who die.”

A knock suddenly echoed outside the door.

Both froze instantly.

The door opened.

Two men walked in.

Tall.

Cold.

Dangerously composed.

Kian.

And Ethan.

The CEO brothers.

The atmosphere changed instantly.

Heavy.

Oppressive.

Riyan leaned toward Aarav and whispered:

“…Why do they look like they can bankrupt people with one glance?”

Aarav whispered back:

“…Because they probably can.”

Ethan suddenly let out a small laugh.

Riyan froze.

“…Why is he laughing?”

Kian walked forward calmly and placed documents on the table.

A marriage contract.

Silence.

Riyan picked it up immediately.

He read one line.

And his voice exploded through the room—

“I’M NOT SIGNING THIS!”

The room went completely silent.

Kian’s gaze darkened slightly.

Ethan looked amused instead of angry.

Aarav quickly stepped forward.

“Please ignore him, he doesn’t think before speaking.”

Riyan pointed at the paper dramatically.

“There are RULES in this thing!”

He flipped pages aggressively.

“Act like loving spouses?”

“Attend public events?”

“Smiling clause?!”

“This is prison with luxury furniture!”

Ethan turned his face slightly, as if hiding a smile.

Aarav’s mind worked rapidly.

He remembered the novel’s timeline clearly now.

They were supposed to sign this contract.

Survive temporarily.

Then be discarded when the heroine appeared.

And then—

die.

Aarav swallowed.

“…We sign.”

Riyan whipped around instantly.

“TRAITOR!”

Aarav ignored him.

His voice stayed calm.

“I prefer survival over pride.”

A long silence followed.

Finally, Riyan grabbed the pen with a dramatic sigh.

“…If I die, I’m haunting all of you.”

Ethan replied casually:

“…Noted.”

The signatures were completed.

And just like that—

their fate in this world officially began.

Neither Aarav nor Riyan noticed—

the subtle exchange of glances between the two CEO brothers.

Because something strange was already happening.

From the very beginning…

Kian and Ethan seemed to react too precisely.

Too perfectly.

Almost as if—

they already knew everything the two of them were thinking.

But Aarav and Riyan?

They had no idea.

And that ignorance—

would change everything.

🔥 END EPISODE 1

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