Novels by Diva love

The shadow stood behind Michael, its shape unmistakable — same height, same face, the same worn clothes he'd been wearing all night. Only its eyes betrayed it, black and utterly without depth.Emma stared at it, horror climbing her spine. "Dad."Michael turned and saw it. His face drained white. "What is that?""A copy," Samuel said quietly."A copy of me?"Samuel nodded. "The Original can recreate anyone whose memories it has access to."Michael stepped back. "How would it possibly have access to mine?"Samuel's eyes moved to Emma. "Through her."Emma froze. "Through me?""The moment it entered your mind," Samuel said, "it gained access to every memory you have ever carried. Including all of his, folded inside yours."The shadow smiled, and when it spoke, it wore Michael's voice perfectly."Emma."Michael pulled her behind him instantly. "Don't listen to it."The copy laughed. "Why not?"It took a step closer. "I'm your father.""No, you're not," Michael said."Are you certain?" the

"And now," Elias's voice echoed through the chamber as the black ocean beneath the glass floor began to churn and rise, "he wants me to finish the job.""What job?" Emma demanded.Elias turned his black, unreadable eyes toward Samuel. "Tell her."Samuel didn't move.Michael crossed the room in three strides. "Tell her what?"Silence.Michael seized him by the collar. "What exactly were you planning?"Samuel finally met his son's eyes. "You were never meant to raise her."Michael went still.Emma's stomach dropped."You were meant to disappear," Samuel said quietly.Sophia's breath caught. "Samuel—"Michael's grip tightened on his father's collar. "You planned to kill me.""I planned to remove you from the project," Samuel said, as though the distinction still mattered to him.Michael shoved him backward. "You wanted to replace me entirely."Elias laughed softly from inside the cracked glass chamber. "He didn't only want to replace you." His black eyes drifted to Emma. "He wanted to er

The screen went black. Nobody moved.Emma stared at the dead monitor, Sarah's last words still echoing inside her skull.Your other father.Beside her, Michael had gone completely pale."What did she mean by that?" Emma asked, turning to him.He didn't answer."Dad."Still nothing."What other father?" Emma pressed, stepping closer.Michael looked away, and something in the gesture told her everything before he said a single word."You know," she said."Yes," he admitted finally.Her heart began to pound. "Then who is he?"Before Michael could speak, Samuel cut in. "He isn't your father."Emma rounded on him. "Then why would Sarah call him that?"Samuel said nothing."I am tired," Emma said, her voice cracking with a fury that had been building for hours, maybe her entire life, "of everyone in this family deciding what I'm allowed to know.""Emma—" Daniel started."No." She turned on all of them at once. "Every single time I ask a question, someone tells me I'm being protected. That I

The underground chamber shook violently, and chunks of concrete rained down from the cracking ceiling. Black water surged across the floor, spilling in from the ocean beyond the walls."RUN!" Daniel's voice tore through the chaos, and everyone scattered.Michael grabbed Emma's hand. "Come on!"But Emma couldn't move. She stood frozen, staring at the enormous shadow rising out of the black water — too large, too terrifying, and yet somehow familiar, as though she'd known it in a dream she'd spent her whole life trying to forget.The creature's glowing eyes locked onto her.I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU."No," Emma whispered, shaking her head."Emma!" Michael pulled harder, and this time she moved, her legs finally obeying. They ran together toward the corridor, Sophia close behind them. Ahead, Daniel and Nathaniel were already searching for a way out.Samuel alone stayed behind. He stood perfectly still, staring into the creature's eyes as if greeting an old enemy."You," he breathed.Th

The woman stood in the doorway.Nobody moved.Nobody spoke.Emma stared at her.She was looking at herself.But not exactly.The woman had Emma's face, yet there was something different about her.Her eyes were colder.Her expression was calmer.And there was something about the way she stood that made Emma feel as though she was standing in front of someone who had been waiting for her for a very long time.The woman looked around the chamber.Then her eyes returned to Emma.“You finally made it.”Emma swallowed.“Who are you?”The woman smiled.“You already know.”“No, I don't.”“You do.”Emma shook her head.“Stop talking in riddles.”The woman's smile disappeared.“Then ask your father.”Everyone turned toward Michael.He stood frozen.Emma looked at him.“Dad?”Michael couldn't look at her.“Tell me who she is.”Michael remained silent.Emma's voice became louder.“Tell me!”Michael finally whispered,“Her name was Emma.”The woman smiled.“My name is still Emma.”Emma felt a chi

“MY DAUGHTER.”Emma stood completely frozen.The voice had come from behind the black door.But it wasn't just familiar.It was her voice.Exactly.The same tone.The same breathing.The same voice she heard every morning when she spoke to herself in the mirror.Emma slowly turned toward Michael.“Dad…”Michael couldn't answer.His eyes remained fixed on the little girl.The child was smiling.Emma looked at her.“Who are you?”The girl didn't answer.Instead, she turned toward Michael.“You promised you would never bring her back.”Michael's face tightened.“I didn't bring her back.”The girl smiled.“You did.”Michael shook his head.“No.”Emma stepped between them.“Dad, tell me the truth.”Michael looked at his daughter.For several seconds, he said nothing.Then he whispered,“She is you.”Emma's heart dropped.“What?”Michael pointed at the little girl.“She is the first version of you.”Emma stared at her.The girl smiled.“I was the first.”Emma shook her head.“No. You said s