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Wrong Girl

Author: Merem
last update publish date: 2026-05-07 19:44:13

‎The sound of the message was soft.

‎Too soft for something that would split the room in half.

‎His phone lit up in his hand.

‎He glanced down casually at first.

‎Then he froze.

‎Not dramatically. Not visibly shaken. But something in his expression changed — something subtle and lethal.

‎Her breath was still uneven. Her body still trembling from everything that had happened. She watched him through heavy lashes, expecting indifference.

‎Instead, she saw calculation.

‎His jaw tightened.

‎His eyes darkened.

‎He read the message again.

‎Two words.

‎Wrong girl.

‎The air shifted.

‎She felt it before she understood it.

‎He slowly lowered the phone.

‎Then he looked at her.

‎Not the way he had before.

‎Not like prey.

‎Not like punishment.

‎Like a problem.

‎“Who are you?” he asked.

‎Her brows pulled together. “You know who I am.”

‎His gaze sharpened. “Say it.”

‎The tone wasn’t loud.

‎It was controlled.

‎That scared her more.

‎“Emily,” she said, her voice raw. “Emily Vale.”

‎His eyes flickered.

‎That wasn’t the name he had in his file.

‎“Spell it.”

‎Her stomach dropped. “What?”

‎“Spell. It.”

‎She swallowed. “V-A-L-E.”

‎Silence.

‎His mind was moving quickly now. Too quickly.

‎He walked away from the bed, running a hand through his hair — not in frustration, but in thought.

‎“Emily Vale,” he repeated quietly.

‎She pulled the sheet tighter around herself. Anger started replacing fear.

‎“You don’t even know my name?” she snapped.

‎He ignored the accusation.

‎“Where do you work?”

‎Her laugh was bitter. “You dragged me out of my job and you’re asking me that?”

‎“Answer the question.”

‎She stared at him, hatred burning behind her eyes.

‎“The Moonlight Diner,” she said. “Night shift."

‎His gaze didn’t leave her face.

‎“You’ve never worked in finance?”

‎“No.”

‎“Never handled offshore accounts?”

‎“I don’t even know what that means.”

‎He watched her carefully.

‎Her breathing. Her pupils. The tremor in her hands.

‎Wrong reactions for someone trained to lie under pressure.

‎He picked up his phone and dialed.

‎He didn’t leave the room.

‎He didn’t lower his voice.

‎“Explain,” he said coldly when the call connected.

‎A pause.

‎Then, “Sir, we’re confirming the ID now. Facial match came back ninety-two percent, but—”

‎“But?” His voice dropped.

‎“But the real target is still active.”

‎His eyes locked onto hers.

‎“What do you mean active?”

‎“She logged into a secure server twenty minutes ago.”

‎His gaze sharpened dangerously.

‎“That’s impossible.”

‎Silence on the other end.

‎Then: “We think there might be a twin.”

‎The word hung in the air.

‎Her heart stuttered.

‎A twin.

‎He didn’t look surprised.

‎He looked furious.

‎“Confirm it,” he ordered. “Pull birth records. Surveillance. Everything. Now.”

‎He ended the call without another word.

‎The room felt smaller.

‎She stared at him. “What is going on?”

‎He didn’t answer immediately.

‎Instead, he studied her like she was a code that refused to decrypt.

‎“You have a sister,” he said flatly.

‎It wasn’t a question.

‎Her breath caught.

‎She hesitated.

‎And that hesitation told him everything.

‎“Yes,” she said slowly. “I have a twin.”

‎His expression darkened.

‎“What’s her name?”

‎“Elena.”

‎Something flickered behind his eyes — recognition.

‎“She works in tech?” he pressed.

‎Her confusion deepened. “She does freelance cybersecurity stuff. Why?”

‎He let out a slow breath.

‎Of course.

‎The resemblance. The diner shift. The wrong timing.

‎The setup was almost perfect.

‎Almost.

‎“You weren’t the target,” he said finally.

‎The words hit her harder than anything else had.

‎“What?”

‎“You weren’t meant to be taken.”

‎Silence swallowed the room.

‎Her mind struggled to catch up.

‎“So this was a mistake?” she whispered.

‎His jaw tightened.

‎“I don’t make mistakes.”

‎She let out a broken, humorless laugh.

‎“You kidnapped me.”

‎His eyes flashed.

‎“You were in the wrong place.”

‎“No,” she shot back, her voice rising for the first time. “I was at work. You were wrong.”

‎That landed.

‎And for the first time since she’d been dragged into this nightmare, she saw something in him crack.

‎Not weakness.

‎But realization.

‎He stepped closer.

‎Not threatening.

‎Just close enough that she could see the shift in his gaze.

‎“If you’re not her,” he said quietly, “then someone wanted you here.”

‎Her stomach twisted.

‎“What does that mean?”

‎“It means,” he replied evenly, “someone redirected my intel.”

‎Her pulse quickened.

‎“Why would anyone do that?”

‎He held her stare.

‎“Because your sister stole something she shouldn’t have.”

‎The room felt like it tilted.

‎“She wouldn’t—”

‎“She did,” he cut in.

‎His voice was calm again.

‎Strategic.

‎“Sensitive files. Encrypted data. Accounts tied to powerful men.”

‎Her chest tightened.

‎“That doesn’t make sense.”

‎“It doesn’t have to,” he said. “It only has to be true.”

‎She shook her head. “Alina wouldn’t drag me into something like that.”

‎He watched her carefully.

‎The fear in her eyes wasn’t guilt.

‎It was genuine.

‎Which made this worse.

‎He stepped back, creating distance.

‎Distance meant thinking.

‎“If she stole what I believe she stole,” he continued, “then this isn’t just about me.”

‎Her throat felt dry. “Then what is it about?”

‎“Politics. Money. Exposure.”

‎Her mind spun.

‎“I serve coffee,” she said weakly.

‎“And she hacks firewalls,” he replied.

‎Silence stretched between them.

‎The weight of the truth settling.

‎He ran a hand over his face, irritation finally slipping through.

‎He had built his empire on precision.

‎Information was power.

‎And someone had fed him the wrong piece.

‎On purpose.

‎He looked at her again.

‎Not as a target.

‎Not as a punishment.

‎As leverage.

‎“If I let you walk out that door right now,” he said slowly, “you would go to the police.”

‎Her eyes hardened. “Of course I would.”

‎He nodded once.

‎“And you would be dead within forty-eight hours.”

‎The certainty in his tone chilled her.

‎“Don’t threaten me.”

‎“I’m not,” he said calmly. “I’m informing you.”

‎She stared at him.

‎“You think I’m in danger because of her?”

‎“I know you are.”

‎She wanted to call him insane.

‎Manipulative.

‎Delusional.

‎But something about the way he said it made her hesitate.

‎He wasn’t trying to scare her.

‎He was stating a fact.

‎His phone buzzed again.

‎He glanced down.

‎Another message.

‎Confirmation: identical twins. Birth record verified.

‎He exhaled slowly.

‎Then he looked at her with something new in his eyes.

‎Not rage.

‎Not dominance.

‎Responsibility.

‎“You’re not leaving,” he said.

‎Her heart slammed against her ribs.

‎“You can’t keep me here.”

‎“I can,” he replied evenly. “And for now, I will.”

‎Her anger surged back.

‎“You ruined my life because of your ego!”

‎His gaze sharpened.

‎“This stopped being about ego the moment that text came through.”

‎She shook her head. “I don’t believe you.”

‎“You don’t have to.”

‎He turned toward the door.

‎“Security will be doubled,” he said without looking back. “You’ll have access to food, clothes, anything you need.”

‎She stared at him in disbelief.

‎“I don’t need clothes,” she snapped. “I need freedom.”

‎He paused at the doorway.

‎“If you’re innocent,” he said quietly, “then you’re safer with me than anywhere else.”

‎Her hands clenched into fists.

‎“I hate you.”

‎He didn’t react.

‎He didn’t argue.

‎He just looked at her one last time.

‎Something unreadable in his expression.

‎“You should,” he said.

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