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Never Meant to be Seen

Never Meant to be Seen

Struggling artist Sofia Leonie has one shot at saving her father's life: sixty thousand dollars to impersonate Isabelle Ashworth, a missing heiress whose face she shares by an unsettling coincidence no one will explain. All she has to do is play the perfect fiancée for three weeks, seal a merger disguised as a marriage between the Ashworth and Alfie empires, and disappear with the money before anyone notices the difference. The role should be simple. It isn't. From the moment she signs the contract, Sofia is buried in a stranger's life — a childhood she never lived, a dead horse she never owned, a signature she has to make her own. But the closer she gets to becoming Isabelle, the more she realizes someone played this role before her, and vanished for asking the wrong questions. Her handler, Mia Stilio, knows details about Sofia's own life she should have no way of knowing. Her own father goes quiet every time she asks about the mother she never got to know. Then there's Arlo Alfie — cold, controlling, and far too perceptive for a marriage that was supposed to be strictly business. He notices what shouldn't be noticeable. He collects secrets like other men collect watches. And the more he unravels of Sofia's performance, the more she starts to wonder if he already knows exactly who she isn't — and is choosing, for reasons of his own, to let her keep pretending. Just as the lines between performance and truth begin to blur, a woman appears out of nowhere at the engagement gala, calling Sofia by Isabelle's name — and claiming to be a sister no file ever mentioned. Sofia came here to disappear into someone else's life long enough to save her father.
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Chapter: Chapter 140 - On Her Own Terms
For the first time in my life, I didn't feel like I was standing inside someone else's story. I stood in the middle of the little studio Arlo had given me, surrounded by blank canvases and shelves of paint, and realized that every important part of my life was finally mine to decide. No one was waiting for me to become Isabelle, save a family name, protect a fortune, or prove that I deserved to be here. I walked slowly around the room, touching things as I passed them. The wooden table. The clean brushes. The unopened tubes of paint. The blank canvases stacked against the wall. Everything was waiting. And for once, I wasn't. I had spent so much of my life reacting to whatever came next that I had almost forgotten what it felt like to choose something simply because I wanted it. When I was younger, choices had often been about necessity. My father's health. Money. Survival. The impersonation contract. Then came Isabelle, Konstantin, the Alfie family, the court case, the i
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-23
Chapter: Chapter 139- Somewhere New
By the time Arlo arrived that evening, I had spent almost an hour trying to guess where he could possibly be taking me. He refused to give me even the smallest clue, which only made my imagination worse, especially considering the number of strange places I had been dragged to over the past few months. When I finally got into his car, I looked at him suspiciously and said, “If this ends with someone pointing a gun at us, I'm leaving you there.” He laughed. “That's reassuring.” “I mean it.” “I know.” “You're being unusually calm.” “Because there's nothing to be worried about.” “That is exactly what someone who knows there is something to worry about would say.” He glanced at me, amused. “You've become very difficult to surprise.” “I had a difficult year.” “You had a terrible year.” “Thank you for correcting me.” He smiled and reached over briefly, squeezing my hand before returning his attention to the road. The city gradually became quieter as we drove, the familiar stree
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-23
Chapter: Chapter 138- What He Said
The moment my father and I were alone again, I looked from him to Arlo and back, trying to figure out what had happened while I was gone. They were both being far too quiet, and Arlo had that particular expression he wore whenever he was deliberately keeping something from me. My father, meanwhile, looked entirely too pleased with himself. “What did you two talk about?” I asked. My father lifted an eyebrow. “We talked.” “That is not an answer.” “It is technically an answer.” I narrowed my eyes at him. “Dad.” Arlo tried to hide his smile, but I caught it anyway. That only made me more suspicious. “You're both acting strange,” I continued. “And considering my life, strange is not a word I enjoy hearing anymore.” My father laughed softly, then glanced at Arlo. There was something warm in his expression, something that made my suspicion shift into curiosity. “He didn't tell you?” “No.” I turned toward Arlo. “You didn't tell me?” “He said it was between us.” I stared at him. “
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-23
Chapter: Chapter 137- Meeting Her Father
The next afternoon, I stood outside my father's hospital room with Arlo beside me, and for some reason, I felt more nervous than I had during any courtroom appearance. There was no criminal investigation waiting inside, no dangerous relative, and no lawyer carrying another document that could change my life, yet introducing the man I loved to my father somehow felt more serious than all of it. I glanced at Arlo and found him adjusting his jacket for the third time. “You're nervous.” “No.” “You've fixed that jacket three times.” He looked down at it. “It doesn't look right.” “It looks fine.” “You don't understand.” I smiled. “My father isn't Konstantin.” “That doesn't make this easier.” I laughed quietly and reached for his hand. “He'll like you.” “You don't know that.” “I do.” “How?” “Because I like you.” “That is not evidence.” “It is to me.” He smiled, and some of the tension disappeared from his face. I opened the door. My father was sitting up in bed, looking
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-22
Chapter: Chapter 136- Just as Sofia
For a moment, I couldn't answer him. Not because I didn't know what I felt, but because I had spent so much of my life learning how to hide what I felt that honesty suddenly seemed more frightening than any lie I'd ever told. Arlo stood in front of me without pushing, waiting patiently while I tried to separate what I actually wanted from everything I had once been expected to want. I looked around the gallery. My paintings were still hanging on the walls. My name was printed beneath them. No borrowed identity. No family name. No story someone else had written for me. Just Sofia. Maybe that was why his question felt so different. He wasn't asking what Isabelle would want. He wasn't asking what a witness should say. He wasn't asking what would make our lives easier. He was asking me. “You really want an honest answer?” Arlo nodded. “More than anything.” I took a breath. “I want you.” His expression changed, but he didn't interrupt. I continued before I could lose my
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-22
Chapter: Chapter 135- Standing Quietly
The gallery had begun to empty by the time I finally looked toward the back of the room again. Arlo was still standing there, exactly where I had last seen him, with one hand in his pocket and the other resting loosely at his side. He hadn't approached me again, hadn't interrupted a conversation, and hadn't done anything to make his presence the center of attention. He had simply waited. That was strangely Arlo. For months, he had been beside me through chaos, danger, courtrooms, hospitals, investigations, and family secrets. Somehow, we had never had the luxury of sitting down and asking the simplest questions because there was always another emergency waiting around the corner. I walked toward him. “You're still here.” He smiled. “I said I would wait.” “I don't remember you saying that.” “You didn't ask me to leave.” I laughed softly. “That isn't exactly an invitation.” “I know.” We stood there for a moment. The gallery was quieter now, with only a few people lingering
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-21
The Last Arcane

The Last Arcane

The Last Arcane — Synopsis Avery Greymor has spent her entire life believing she is nothing more than an unwanted servant. Abandoned in the woods at the age of two and raised by the Greymor family, she has grown used to being mistreated and reminded that she doesn't belong. On her eighteenth birthday, Avery attends the ancient Awakening Ceremony held in Oakridge. She expects nothing from the ceremony, until she touches the sacred relic and something impossible happens—the relic cracks, strange runes appear on her body, and the High Mage calls her a cursed witch. Terrified for her life, Avery runs into the forest and eventually collapses in a place known as the Quiet Vale. There, Prince Theron finds her and secretly takes her to the palace. Theron soon realizes there is something unusual about the mysterious girl, but instead of turning her over to the authorities, he chooses to protect her. As Avery tries to understand the strange power awakening inside her, a woman named Valeria arrives and calls her by a name she has never heard before: Aurelia. Avery learns that she wasn't abandoned by her real parents and that her past is connected to an ancient magical bloodline. Then comes the truth that changes everything. Avery is the Last Arcane. But her awakening has also disturbed something far more dangerous—the Voidborn, an ancient force that was never meant to be released. With Oakridge threatened, the High Mage determined to blame Avery, and her old life returning to haunt her, Avery must learn to control the power inside her before the Voidborn destroys everything. And with Theron standing beside her, Avery must finally decide whether she will continue running from who she is—or become the powerful Arcane she was born to be.
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Chapter: Chapter 20> A New Beginning
~Avery’s POV~For the first time since I could remember, Oakridge was quiet. Not the peaceful kind of quiet. The kind that came after something terrible had finally ended.Smoke still curled above the damaged houses. Broken pieces of wood and stone covered the streets, and the ceremony grounds where everything had begun were almost unrecognizable. Yet no one was running anymore.No one was screaming. The Voidborn was gone. I stood in the middle of the village with Theron beside me, staring at the people who had spent years making me feel like I didn't belong. They were still staring at me too, but something had changed. My eyes met Lenora's and then Garrick's.Lenora quickly lowered her head and hid her face. I just smiled, I didn't even know if I hated her anymore. After everything that had happened, I wasn't sure what I felt when I looked at them. Maybe I was too tired to hate them. Maybe I had simply stopped caring enough to hold on to it.A woman slowly approached, pulling me out
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-05
Chapter: Chapter 19> Defeating the Voidborn
~Theron’s POV~“Don’t let the witch escape!”The words came from every direction.I tightened my grip around Avery’s hand and pulled her behind me as the villagers closed in.Some held farming tools. Others carried broken pieces of wood and anything else they could use as a weapon. Fear had turned their faces hard, and the High Mage stood behind them, watching everything unfold with an expression far too calm for a man surrounded by destruction.“This is not her fault!” I shouted. No one listened. “She broke the relic!” someone yelled. “She released the Voidborn!”“She needs to pay for what she did!”Avery's fingers tightened around mine.I glanced back at her.She looked pale, but she wasn't crying. Her eyes moved across the villagers, taking in the ruined houses and frightened faces around us. Then she looked at the High Mage. He met her gaze without the slightest hesitation, that was when I understood. He wasn't afraid of Avery.He was afraid of what people would discover if they s
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-05
Chapter: Chapter 18 > She Is the Witch
~Avery’s POV~“Avery believe in yourself and remember we can leave any time.” He said.For several seconds, neither Theron nor I moved. The villagers were still running through the streets, desperately trying to find somewhere safe, I could hear people calling for their families.The Voidborn still stood up there this time looking at me, then it moved with full speed and left, people who were running stopped running. I looked away. I used what little control I had over my magic to lift fallen pieces of wood and stone. Theron helped pull people from underneath the debris. I wasn't strong enough to save everyone.That realization hurt more than I wanted to admit. An elderly man reached for my hand after we pulled him from a collapsed room. “Thank you.” I swallowed. “You're welcome.” He stared at me for a moment.Then his expression changed.His eyes widened.“You…”I frowned. “What?” He took a step backward. “I know you.” Theron immediately looked at him. The man's voice trembled. “You'
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-04
Chapter: Chapter 17 > Help Oakridge
~Avery’s POV~I barely slept after hearing what had happened to Oakridge.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw pieces of the village through the strange connection my magic had created. Smoke rising into the sky. People running through streets they had known their entire lives. Houses collapsing. Children crying for their parents.And beneath all of it, I could feel that presence.The Voidborn.It was like a shadow at the edge of my thoughts, distant but impossible to ignore, I sat beside the window in my room, watching the darkness outside the palace.Oakridge was several hours away.I knew that because I had spent most of my life there. It was the place I had dreamed of leaving more times than I could count. The place where I had never felt wanted, where Lenora's cold looks and Garrick's silence had made me feel like a burden.They had never protected me. When the relic broke, they had watched me become the easiest person to blame. So why couldn't I stop thinking about them now?I pre
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-04
Chapter: Chapter 16> The Fall of Oakridge
~Avery’s POV~Something felt wrong.I had been sitting beside the window for several minutes, staring at the gardens without really seeing them. The palace was unusually quiet that morning, but it wasn't the silence that bothered me. It was the strange pressure building inside my chest, like something was tugging at a part of me I couldn't reach.I placed my hand against my chest, the sensation grew stronger. My magic.Ever since Valerie had told me who I really was, nothing about my life had felt normal anymore. I had spent years believing I was simply Avery Greymoor, an unwanted girl who had been taken in by a family that never truly wanted me. Now I knew I had another name, another history, and powers I had barely begun to understand.Aurelia.The last Arcane.Even thinking about those words made my head spin, I looked at my palm and nothing happened at first. Then a faint shimmer passed beneath my skin, I pulled my hand back. "What is happening?" I had felt my magic before, especi
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-03
Chapter: Chapter 15> The Voidborn
~The Palace~The king stood near the tall windows of the council chamber, his hands clasped behind his back as he listened to the High Mage. “We have searched the roads, the forest, and every village surrounding Oakridge,” the king said. “How is it possible that one girl has disappeared without a trace?”“She fled after the ceremony, Your Majesty,” the High Mage replied. “We believe she may have gone deeper into the forest.”“And you still haven't found her?” The king asked. “No, Your Majesty.” Orion shifted beside his father. “Avery wouldn't have stayed near Oakridge after what happened. She must be frightened.”The High Mage glanced at him. “Which is why she must be found before she causes any more trouble.” Neris remained silent beside Orion, her hands folded in front of her. The king sighed. “Continue the search. I want her to be found as soon as possible.”“Yes, Your Majesty.”The High Mage bowed before adding.~Oakridge~The broken relic stood at the center of Oakridge, its shat
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-03
Nie dazu bestimmt, gesehen zu werden

Nie dazu bestimmt, gesehen zu werden

Klappentext Sie sollte niemals gesehen werden – nur unterschreiben, lächeln und wieder verschwinden. Die erfolglose Künstlerin Sofia Leonie bekommt eine einzige Chance, das Leben ihres Vaters zu retten: Sie soll eine verschwundene Erbin verkörpern und eine Hochzeit zwischen zwei der mächtigsten Familien des Landes ermöglichen. Alles, was sie tun muss, ist, die perfekte Verlobte zu spielen, die Elite zu täuschen und anschließend mit genug Geld zu verschwinden, um die dringend benötigte Operation ihres Vaters zu bezahlen. Einfach. Zumindest glaubt sie das.
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Chapter: Kapitel 23- Ein besseres Leben
Ich verließ die Einrichtung, während die Worte meines Vaters noch immer in meinem Kopf widerhallten.Ich hatte eine Zwillingsschwester.Eine Schwester, die weggegeben worden war, bevor wir alt genug gewesen waren, um voneinander zu wissen.Er hatte gesagt, sie sei Menschen gegeben worden, die ihr ein besseres Leben ermöglichen konnten.Aber er hatte mir nicht gesagt, wer diese Menschen waren oder wo sie jetzt war.Ich stieg ins Auto und schloss die Tür.Eigentlich hätte ich über meinen Vater, meine Mutter und all die Dinge nachdenken sollen, die er sich geweigert hatte, mir zu erzählen.Stattdessen kam mir immer wieder ein Satz in den Sinn.Ein besseres Leben.Ich erinnerte mich daran, wie er es gesagt hatte. Fast so, als müsste er sich selbst davon überzeugen, dass es richtig gewesen war, sie wegzugeben.Ich holte die Akte von Isabelle Ashworth hervor.Ihr Foto blickte mir entgegen.Etwas an ihrem Gesicht hatte mich schon immer beunruhigt, aber ich hatte mir nie erlaubt, zu lange dar
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-21
Chapter: Kapitel 22- Nicht allein
Ich starrte meinen Vater an und wartete darauf, dass er erklärte, was er damit meinte, doch er hielt den Blick gesenkt.„Was meinst du damit?“, fragte ich.Als er nicht sofort antwortete, beugte ich mich näher zu ihm.„Dad, was meinst du damit, dass ich nicht allein geboren wurde?“„Ihr wart zwei“, sagte er schließlich. Seine Stimme war kaum mehr als ein Flüstern.Ich blinzelte.„Wir waren zwei?“, wiederholte ich.Die Worte klangen seltsam aus meinem Mund.Er nickte langsam.„Du und noch ein Kind“, sagte er.Ich wartete auf den Rest.Doch da kam nichts.„Noch ein Kind?“, fragte ich.„Deine Schwester“, sagte er.Ich starrte ihn an und wartete darauf, dass er seine Worte zurücknahm.Doch das tat er nicht.Zwanzig Jahre lang hatte ich geglaubt, ein Einzelkind zu sein, und plötzlich saß mein Vater vor mir und erzählte mir, dass es immer noch jemanden gegeben hatte.„Meine Schwester?“, fragte ich.„Sie wurde mit dir geboren“, antwortete er.Meine Finger schlossen sich um die Stuhlkante.„D
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-21
Chapter: Kapitel 21- Zwei Mütter
Ich wachte auf, als das Morgenlicht durch die Vorhänge fiel.Einen Moment lang blieb ich reglos liegen und starrte an die Decke, bis ich mich an den Zettel von letzter Nacht erinnerte.Frag deinen Vater nach Marguerite.Ich setzte mich auf und griff nach meinem Handy, doch dann fiel mir wieder ein, dass ein Anruf seinen Aufenthaltsort verraten könnte, falls ich beobachtet wurde.Ich zog mich schnell an und nahm die Akte vom Tisch.Ich wusste nicht, was ich von meinem Vater erwartete, aber ich wusste, dass ich nicht einfach in meinem Zimmer sitzen und auf Antworten warten konnte.Der Name Marguerite verfolgte mich seit letzter Nacht, und nach allem, was passiert war, musste ich die Wahrheit von ihm selbst hören.Als ich in der Einrichtung ankam, führte mich einer der Mitarbeiter durch den stillen Flur zu seinem Zimmer.Ich blieb einen Moment vor der Tür stehen, bevor ich klopfte.„Komm rein“, rief die schwache Stimme meines Vaters von drinnen.Ich öffnete die Tür und fand ihn auf dem B
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-12
Chapter: Kapitel 20- Marguerite
„Frag deinen Vater nach Marguerite.“Ich wiederholte den Satz leise. Der Name ging mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf.Marguerite.Ich kannte diesen Namen.Zuerst wusste ich nicht, woher, aber das Gefühl war sofort da. Er kam mir auf eine Weise vertraut vor, die meinen Magen verkrampfen ließ.Ich setzte mich wieder auf die Bettkante und las den Zettel noch einmal.Marguerite.Der Name meiner Mutter war nicht Marguerite. Das wusste ich genau. Der Name meiner Mutter war für mich nie ein Geheimnis gewesen. Ich hatte ihn auf Dokumenten gesehen, meinen Vater ihn sagen hören und erinnerte mich an ihn aus den wenigen Dingen, die ich noch von ihr besaß.Warum fühlte sich dieser Name also so an, als hätte ich ihn schon einmal gesehen?Ich schloss die Augen und versuchte mich zu erinnern.Dann fiel es mir ein.Die Akte.Die verdächtige Akte, die ich gefunden hatte, als ich mich darauf vorbereitete, Isabelle zu werden.Damals hatte ich sie kaum durchgesehen. Es waren so viele Dokumente gewesen, so viel
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-12
Chapter: Kapitel 19- Jemand anderes
Auf dem Weg zurück zum Hotel war mein Kopf voller Fragen.Zuerst hatte ich ein kleines Mädchen gesehen, das genauso aussah wie ich, das mit sechs Jahren verschwunden war und über das niemand gesprochen hatte. Dann hatte mein Vater heute beinahe etwas über meine Mutter erzählt, bevor er plötzlich aufgehört hatte.Und jetzt ließ mich Mias Aussage nicht mehr los. Egal, wie sehr ich es versuchte, ich konnte einfach nicht aufhören, darüber nachzudenken.Jemand stellte Fragen über meine Mutter.Nicht über Isabelle Ashworth, sondern über meine Mutter.Seit ich diesen Auftrag angenommen hatte, war es ein Geheimnis nach dem anderen.Ich kam im Hotel an, fuhr mit dem Aufzug auf meine Etage und betrat mein Zimmer. Heute war ein langer Tag gewesen. Ich hatte zu viel gesehen und zu viel gehört.Ich setzte mich auf die Bettkante und starrte die Wand an.Jahrelang hatte ich den Tod meiner Mutter einfach akzeptiert, ohne ihn zu hinterfragen. Sie war gestorben, als ich sechs gewesen war. Das war alles
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-11
Chapter: Kapitel 18- Mias Anweisung
Während der gesamten Fahrt zu der privaten medizinischen Einrichtung sagten Arlo und ich kein Wort miteinander. Nachdem er mich dort abgesetzt hatte, bekam er einen Anruf und fuhr wieder zurück.Ich fand Mia genau dort, wo ich erwartet hatte. Sie stand neben der Rezeption und ging eine Akte durch, mit demselben ruhigen Gesichtsausdruck, den sie immer trug.Als wäre nichts passiert. Als hätte ich nicht stundenlang Todesangst gehabt, weil mein Vater aus dem Krankenhaus verschwunden war, ging ich direkt auf sie zu.„Du hast meinen Vater verlegen lassen.“Mia blickte von der Akte auf.„Ja.“Sie bestritt es nicht. Sie erklärte es auch nicht. Sie sagte nur dieses eine Wort, und meine Wut wurde noch stärker.„Du hast ihn verlegen lassen, ohne mir etwas zu sagen“, sagte ich.„Das habe ich.“Wieder diese ruhige Antwort.„Warum?“„Weil ich entschieden habe, dass es notwendig war.“Diesmal sah sie auf die Akte in ihren Händen.Ich starrte sie an.„Du kannst nicht einfach Entscheidungen über mein
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-11
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