THE BRIDE OF DECEPTION
I replaced my sister.
Stepping into Claire’s wedding gown, I vowed myself to Tobin Voss, the most feared mafia lord in the city. It was the perfect deception, my way of punishing her for a lifetime of betrayal. With every smile I gave him, every lie I told, I slipped deeper into her life, hiding my true name beneath the mask of a devoted bride.
I thought I could control the game. Pretend. Lie. Survive. But Tobin is not a man easily deceived, and his world is built on blood, power, and loyalty. One slip and I’m dead.
Then Claire returned. Broken but ruthless, and hungrier than ever to claim what I stole. Her husband, her throne, her place at his side.
Now I am trapped between his dangerous desire, her merciless vengeance, and the secrets that could burn me alive.
He thinks I am his bride. She thinks I am her enemy.
And I don’t know which one will destroy me first.
Basahin
Chapter: CH 4: ANOMALYAnnie's POVTobin stood in front of me with a gun aimed at my head and shouted, “The file for Project X is gone! You planned it with your sister, didn’t you? Confess, or I’ll shoot you!”I shook my head and said, “I don’t know anything, Tobin! I swear Claire didn’t tell me anything! I didn’t know she was gone until you said it!”He didn’t move and kept his finger on the trigger and asked, “You expect me to believe that? Your sister’s gone, the file’s gone, and you’re acting like you don’t know?”I said, “I’m not acting! I don’t know what Claire did or who she’s with! I thought she was at my parents’ place like you told me!”Tobin lowered the gun but kept it out and said, “You’re coming with me. If you’re lying, you’re dead.” He turned to his guards who were two big guys in black by the door and ordered, “Take her! Follow me!”They grabbed my arms with a grip that hurt and pulled me out of the guest room. My legs felt weak but I kept walking as we followed Tobin down the hall. My mind
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Chapter: CH 3: HIS HELL, MY PARADISEAnnie's POVThey took me back to the penthouse. I felt utterly uncomfortable as we stepped inside, and I couldn't keep my mind at ease with what Tobin’s punishment would be.Anyone who crosses him either ends up dead or vanishes, which is pretty much the same thing as being dead.We walked into the penthouse I’d been stuck in for the last four weeks. Tobin nodded at his goons. “Blindfold her.”Rough hands tied a cloth over my eyes. I became scared immediately as they grabbed my arms and led me forward.I stayed still for a while before they held my hand and guided me to walk blindly.After a few seconds, I heard a door squeal open. The guards’ footsteps retreated, leaving me alone and the lock clicked behind me.“Take off the blindfold,” Tobin’s voice ordered.I pulled it off and blinked.Holy shit. I’d never seen this room before.Black walls, chains dangling from the ceiling, hooks everywhere. A wooden cross with leather straps stood in one corner. A metal cage big enough for someon
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Chapter: CH 2: THE NIGHTMARE I CREATEDAnnie's POVI created the nightmare I found myself in…If I knew I'd be getting married to Tobin Voss, I would have found another way, maybe release her?I never wanted it to come to this, but Claire left me no choice.She has always taken what was mine. My boyfriend, my grades, even the attention from my parents. She knows how to twist things, how to make people see her as the golden one and paint me as the jealous sister. But the last straw wasn’t about a boy or a lecturer.It was my scholarship.That scholarship was my escape to my already hard life. I worked myself to the bone for it. Late nights, early mornings, no friends, no distractions, just books and discipline.It was supposed to be mine.My one way out of this crappy life that I live.But Claire, as usual, couldn’t stand to see me have something she didn’t. She flirted with one of the board members and somehow convinced him to hand it over to her.When the letter came and it had her name on it instead of mine, I felt somet
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Chapter: CH 1: TRUTH OR LIES?Annie's POVThe nightmare of marrying my twin sister’s fiancé was finally beginning to fade. I’d slipped into her life seamlessly, scrubbing away every trace that might make Tobin Voss suspect the truth.I was still on edge...I was always watching, always listening, but so far, I had played my part flawlessly.So, please… Tell me why.Tell me why my sister is standing at the gate in the middle of the night?"Who is there, Annie?" I heard Tobin's voice from up the stairs and I could hear his footsteps getting nearer.“No one! Just a stray!” I yelled out loud enough to stop him from coming downstairs.I glared at the monitor once more just to be sure it was really Claire, my sister.Fuck! We are all dead if Tobin finds out he has been duped.“Who is there?” I heard Tobin's voice right behind me.I felt my soul leave my body as I turned around to meet him a few meters away from me.“It is just a stray,” I repeated my answer.“Why then is your face stuck to that monitor like you had seen
Huling Na-update: 2025-09-17