Leverage
Vivian slammed the guest room door behind her, the sharp echo reverberating through the marble hallway
the air felt too think with lies, too sweet with manipulation, her hands trembled as she paced, heels clicking against the polished floors
like a metronome to her spiraling thoughts
Valeria Ran
𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙢 '𝙢𝙚'
Vivian Reyes, nurse, quiet daughter, the afterthought of the family. Now some heirs replacements bride
a knock came at the door. She didn't answer
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
"Vivian "
her father called, calm, controlled as if this was just another business meeting
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" come downstairs. We need to talk. "
She yanked the door open and stormed past him without a word
back downstairs into the sitting room where her mother sipped tea like they weren't thinking of selling their daughter off
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
"Darling -"
VIVIAN REYES
" Why couldn't they go somewhere else, there are plenty of women who'd throw themselves at his feet "
VIVIAN REYES
" Mother, why bring somebody innocent into this mess "
her father walked into the room hands in his pockets
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" Because names matter, Vivian, and so does reputation "
VIVIAN REYES
" Oh, it's about business "
VIVIAN REYES
" of course it is, you're selling your daughter for some reputation "
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" You don't understand what you're being offered "
her father replied, voice clipped
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" security, wealth, and power "
VIVIAN REYES
"I DON'T WANT ANY OF THAT! "
She shouted, chest rising and falling
VIVIAN REYES
" I want to choose who I marry, I want to love someone who loves me back, not be traded off like some goddamn-"
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
" Language "
her mother snapped, her smile fading
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
" this isn't the time be to dramatic "
VIVIAN REYES
" right, God forbid I ruin dinner. or this entire circle you have staged to clean up Valeria's selfish mess "
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" You will marry Dominic Cruz Moreno. That's final "
VIVIAN REYES
" it's not your choice, I don't care what he is - I refuse to be some secondhand bride for a man my sister left behind "
VIVIAN REYES
" Does he even know that I am not the same sister you're whipping around"
she turned, ready to leave again, but her mother's next words froze her mid-step
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
" You think Rosa will be okay without us? "
Isadora set her tea down gently
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
" Your nanny Rosa. You still call her every week, don't you? you still visit her little apartment when you can? "
VIVIAN REYES
" You wouldn't dare -"
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" she lives alone "
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
"old, quiet, no real protection, not after what happened last year her with her health, the kind of people Mr. Moreno will be protecting you from? They don't hesitate"
VIVIAN REYES
" you're threatening me using Rosa? "
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
"I'm reminding you that loyalty to this family has always come with conditions. Rosa stayed loyal, She raised you. she'd be devastated to see you throw away this opportunity . "
Vivian swallowed hard
her throat burned
they had taken so much from her over the years, affection, attention, choice, but this... this was a new low
VIVIAN REYES
" why do you hate me so much? "
Isadora looked, seemingly startled
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
" we don't hate you "
VIVIAN REYES
" you just loved her more "
VIVIAN REYES
" Valeria always got the best, I was the quiet one, the spare "
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" You were the obedient one"
ARMANDO REYES (fL's father)
" Don't make me regret that "
Vivian's nails dug into her palms, she wanted to scream, to fight, and run like Valeria had done
but Rosa didn't deserve to pay the price for her rebellion
VIVIAN REYES
" I will meet him "
VIVIAN REYES
" But that's all I am agreeing to, 𝘼 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜.? "
Isadora gave her that too sweet smile again
ISADORA REYES (fL's mother)
" that's a start "
her father nodded once and walked out already on his phone
Vivian stood alone in the silence, her heart breaking as her reflection stared back from the darkened window
they had never chosen her
𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩
Comments
👑Puchi👑
bich 🤬😤😤 u should have said this to ur bich daughter not her
2025-06-10
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👑Puchi👑
seriously 😑 are they her real parents 😯🤬🤬🤬 or slave traders
2025-06-10
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