LOGINWho knew a single lie could ruin a life this much? Natalie Rossi, a scholarship student from a poor background pretends to be rich to survive among Italy's elites. But when she names Leonardo Moretti as her boyfriend during a party game, the lie escalates into something more dangerous. Because Leonardo is real, and isn't a man whose name can be used easily without consequences. Overnight, Natalie becomes a target meant to be cleared off. Hunted, shamed and stripped of everything she has worked for, Natalie watches her world crumble until an unseen hand begins to shield her from chaos. Will Natalie pay the full price of her lies, or accept the hand reaching for her… and everything that comes with it?
View More❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈ Natalie ❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈Soft sunlight filtered through the curtains, brushing against my face and pulling a slow breath from me as my eyes opened.I stirred slowly, stretching just a little before a sharp sting at my neck forced me to stop. The pain wasn't sudden; it crept in, steady and deep, reminding me of something my mind hadn't fully caught up with yet.I exhaled, adjusting against the bed. Then came a knock.“Come in,” I said, my voice softer than usual.The door swung open as the nurse stepped inside."Good morning, Natalie,” she greeted with a warm smile. "How was your night? How are you feeling?”I returned the smile automatically. “I'm okay." She studied me briefly as though deciding whether to believe that, then stepped closer to check the IV.Only then did I notice what she was wearing; a simple nightwear, a bonnet loosely tied over her hair. Not a hospital uniform."You slept here last night?” I asked, frowning slightly.She nodde
┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈ Leonardo ┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈I stepped out of her room, exhaling slowly as the door clicked shut behind me, softer than the tension sitting in my chest.She thinks I orchestrated the shooting. Predictable. Manageable.Misunderstandings could be shaped, redirected, and contained in ways the truth never could, and as long as control remained in my hands, perception would follow accordingly.Still… the way she looked at me lingered longer than it should have.Not fear, not entirely, and it wasn't trust either; it was something sharper. Something that questioned.I pushed it aside. Irrelevant.My phone buzzed in my pocket, pulling my attention. Alexandre's name flashed across the screen as I brought it out and answered without hesitation.“I have something," he said."Go on.”"A cousin," he continued.I paused, not out of uncertainty but to consider how best to use the opportunity presented. “Secure him,” I said.There was a moment of silence on the other en
❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈ Natalie ❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈Darkness didn't leave all at once, it thinned, slowly. Like something pulling away in layers, revealing fragments of awareness I wasn't ready for.The first thing I noticed wasn't the pain…It was the silence. Like every sound in the room had been filtered,then came the faint sound of a steady beeping, muted and distant like I was underwater.Then came the weight, my body felt… wrong, heavy, too heavy. Like I was pinned down by something invisible.I tried to move, pain answered; not sharp, not sudden, just… there, deep and anchored.My breath hitched slightly as a dull pressure tightened around my neck.Something was wrong.My eyes opened slowly, the ceiling above me wasn't white. It wasn't a hospital bright or harsh or sterile.It was smooth, dim and softly lit.And familiar too.I blinked, trying to focus, my gaze shifting across the room; the walls, furniture, quiet luxury.The recognition came slowly… but it came.
┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈ Leonardo ┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈The noise didn't stop, even inside my house.Silence filled the walls, but it was quiet. It wasn't quiet. It was the kind of silence that came after chaos; heavy, restless, unfinished.My phone buzzed again. And again. And again.I didn't touch it at first. I already knew what I'd see, but eventually, I picked it up.Headlines flooded the screen.*Leonardo's secret lover shot**Fake relationship turns deadly?**Sources claim girlfriend was a cover-up**Was the shooting planned*My jaw tightened.Planned?They were getting bold… and reckless. And worse… people were starting to believe it.I locked the phone and dropped it on the table as the door swung open.“Brought someone…” Lex said as he stepped in.My cousin sister followed behind him before I could respond.“Hey," she greeted, her tone lighter than the situation allowed.I stood up walking towards her, "Palmira, it's been a while,” I said.“It has," she said, closing the d
❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈ Natalie ❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈I didn't need an alarm to wake up. Today was D-Day. The day everything would be tested. The day the lie would become real.I lay still for a moment, staring at the ceiling, letting the weight of it settle in my chest. Three months.An
┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈ Leonardo ┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈ After Natalie left, I picked up yhe papers she signed and went through them, a faint smirk settling on my face. Three months. Simple. Necessary. I slipped the agreement into a folder and locked it away in my drawer. I turned headed for the ba
┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈ Leonardo ┈◆┈┈◇┈┈•⊰⊱•┈◆┈◇┈┈ Gunfire. The sound cracked through the air; sharp, wrong and final. My body moved before my mind caught up. I turned, my arm snapping around Natalie, dragging her down with me. I hit the ground hard, pulling her to my chest, shielding her as
❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈ Natalie ❈─────≪ °❀° ≫─────❈We moved forward, his hand resting behind me.To everyone watching, it looked natural. Intimate, even.That was the goal.I stayed beside him, aware of every step, every glance, every whisper that followed us. I wasn't just Natalie anym












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