Emberclaw : Crimson Phase

The wind was cold against Kaira’s face as she rode through the dimly lit highway, her black bike slicing through the empty road like a phantom. The city lights of Bangkok faded behind her, and the path to Phuket stretched long and silent. But no amount of distance could silence the storm raging in her mind.

Memories clawed their way back, pressing against her chest like iron chains.

Two years ago, she was a different person—soft, kind, hopeful.

She had been someone who believed in love.

Now?

She wasn’t even sure if she believed in herself anymore.

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The Days in Korea – The Innocent Kaira

Before Thailand, before all the pain, they lived in Korea.

First Rivera had always been by her side, ever since Off adopted him at the age of 12. Her personal bodyguard, a silent shadow, always watching, always protecting. He was tall, his body covered in intricate tattoos, but to Kaira, he was just First—a man who never treated her like she was weak, a man who followed her like a silent guardian.

There was a time she felt something for him, something small but dangerous.

Before that feeling could even bloom, Jeff Blackwood, another bodyguard—son of Mew Blackwood, Off’s right-hand man—told Mix and Win about it.

Her brothers warned First, made sure he knew his place.

And so, First stepped back, like he was supposed to.

That’s when she met Chokun Silvermist.

A senior in her school. A boy with a charming smile but cold eyes.

A Silvermist.

Her family’s rival.

She didn’t care.

They fell in love, or so she thought.

Jeff reported this too.

And when Mix and Win confronted Chokun, warning him to stay away, he didn’t step back like First did.

No.

Chokun pulled her closer.

Manipulated her. Made her leave Korea.

And because she wanted to be with him, the entire Emberclaw family moved to Thailand.

From that moment on, everything began to change.

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The Prison of Love – Chokun’s Control

At first, Chokun was gentle, charming, the kind of boyfriend any girl would want.

But soon—his smiles became demands.

His love became control.

“Why are you talking to your cousins so much?”

“You don’t need other men in your life, Kaira.”

“You’re mine. Only mine.”

It started with small things. A little jealousy, a little possessiveness.

Then it became bigger.

He didn’t like her hanging out with Ohm.

He didn’t like her talking to her male cousins.

He made her stop being social.

And she listened.

Because she loved him.