Chapter 4: Secrets Beneath the Moon

In the quiet moments of the night, beneath the watchful gaze of the moon, V grappled with the weight of his hidden truth. Memories flooded his mind, fragments of a past he had long since buried, yet he remained steadfast in his resolve to keep them hidden from those around him.

As he retrieved his phone from the depths of his pocket, a surge of nostalgia washed over him, the familiar touch of the device a reminder of the life he had once known. With trembling fingers, he dialed the numbers of his fellow members, his heart heavy with the weight of the words left unspoken.

"Hello?" max's voice crackled through the line, a mixture of relief and concern evident in his tone.

"It's me," V replied softly, his voice barely above a whisper. "I'm okay."

A sigh of relief echoed through the phone, followed by a chorus of questions and reassurances from the other members. And as the call came to an end, V found himself grappling with the weight of his deception, the truth lurking just beneath the surface, waiting to be unveiled.

But amidst the turmoil of his inner conflict, a voice broke through the silence, drawing him back to the present moment.

"Max, come here, I have to show you something," Ross called out, her voice a gentle melody in the stillness of the night.

V's heart skipped a beat as he followed her out into the cool embrace of the evening air, the moon casting its ethereal glow upon the world below.

"Look, isn't it beautiful?" Ross exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with wonder as she pointed towards the luminous orb in the sky.

V smiled, his heart swelling with a warmth he couldn't quite explain. "Yes, but someone is more beautiful than the moon," he remarked, his gaze lingering on Ross's face.

Ross's cheeks flushed with color as she met his gaze, her heart fluttering with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. "Who?" she dared to ask, her voice barely a whisper in the night.

V leaned in closer, his breath warm against her ear as he whispered, "You."

A wave of emotion washed over Ross, her heart soaring with a joy she had never known. And in that fleeting moment beneath the moonlit sky, she surrendered to the undeniable pull of their connection, her fears and reservations fading into the background as she allowed herself to be consumed by the passion that burned between them.

For in the quiet whispers of the night, amidst the secrets and shadows that danced beneath the moon, Ross found herself falling, her heart no longer hers to control but swept away by the tide of love that flowed between her and V.