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The Trap

Author: Inkbykels
last update publish date: 2026-09-24 14:47:21

Sophie’s last message had been sitting in Eva’s inbox for three days.

For three full days, she had stared at the glowing screen, locked in a painful cycle of typing a reply and deleting it. She knew she shouldn't feel responsible. Sophie had brought all of this on herself.

Yet, looking around her quiet, comfortable life, a heavy wave of guilt settled deep in her chest anyway.

Why did you help me with my debt, Sophie's message had read, when you were the same person willing to leave me to rot in
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  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   The Sister She Blamed

    The hospital lights felt too bright and cold, making Eva's stomach twist as she thought about the video she had received the night before.“Sophie Hart,” she said to the receptionist, her voice unsteady. “We got a call. She’s been admitted.”The receptionist checked the screen in front of her before looking up. “Third floor. Ward C.” Her eyes briefly flicked toward Julian before returning to Eva. “Family only, I’m afraid, past the front desk.”“I’m her sister.”The woman nodded and waved them through without further question.Julian’s hand found the small of Eva’s back as they moved toward the elevator, his touch steady despite everything that was still unresolved between them.“I think this is my fault,” Eva said quietly.Julian stopped and turned her toward him. He held her gaze for a few seconds before pulling her into a hug.“None of this is your fault,” he said quietly. “We don’t even know what happened.”Eva said nothing. She simply stood in his arms as the elevator doors slid s

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   What She Was About To See

    Eva’s thumb pressed the play button on her screen. She waited, holding her breath, but the video did not start. Instead, a small loading circle spun endlessly in the middle of the dark screen.After a few agonizing seconds, an error message popped up: File format not supported. Data corrupted.She frowned, her heart still beating fast. She tapped it again. The same error appeared. She restarted her email app and tried to download the attachment a third time, but the file remained completely locked and unplayable.She stared at the blank email. There was no text. No name. Just a broken file from an address made of random numbers and letters.A heavy, dark feeling settled in her gut. She looked over at Julian, who was still fast asleep, his face tense even in sleep.She felt a strong urge to wake him up and show him the weird email, but she stopped herself. He was already so stressed about work.She didn't want to make him worry over what might just be a random piece of spam. Slowly, sh

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   You Think You Can Threaten Me

    Sophie sat on the edge of the unmade bed in her room, the glow from her laptop screen lighting up her face in the dark room.On the screen, the video clip played for the tenth time. It showed Julian stepping into the room. It showed him freezing as she slid her hands up his chest.Because of the angle of the phone by the lamp, it looked like he was leaning into her touch, his chest rising and falling heavily.Sophie used her trackpad to drag the timeline marker backward. She paused it exactly at the moment Julian’s hands came up to grab her wrists. From the angle, it didn't look like he was pushing her away. It looked like he was holding onto her."Perfect," she muttered to herself, a cold smile spreading across her lips. She tapped a key, cutting the video right there. She deleted the rest of the footage—the part where Julian yelled at her, pushed her off, and ran out of the room.Then she hit play on the edited five-second clip. It was seamless. It looked like a private, breathless

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   The Wrong Kind of Date

    Eva couldn't shake the chill.Hours had passed since Sophie's text message, but the words were practically burned into the back of her eyelids."Keep your pathetic apology to yourself. I don't need it. I'm coming for you."She stood in the kitchen, staring blankly at a mug of tea that had long since gone cold. Julian had come home earlier looking exhausted and incredibly tense, claiming he had just had a brutal day at the office.He had gone straight to bed, and she hadn't wanted to press him. She looked toward the window side of the kitchen, her heart heavy.Why did it always have to be like this? Why couldn't Sophie just accept the reality of her mistakes and move on?She pulled her arms tightly around herself. She had spent years dealing with Sophie's roller-coaster emotions, but this felt different. This felt like an actual threat.---At exactly seven o'clock, a sleek black car pulled up outside Clara's hotel suite.She smoothed down her dark green dress. Her palms were a little

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   The Trap

    Sophie’s last message had been sitting in Eva’s inbox for three days.For three full days, she had stared at the glowing screen, locked in a painful cycle of typing a reply and deleting it. She knew she shouldn't feel responsible. Sophie had brought all of this on herself.Yet, looking around her quiet, comfortable life, a heavy wave of guilt settled deep in her chest anyway.Why did you help me with my debt, Sophie's message had read, when you were the same person willing to leave me to rot in that horrible place?Eva’s fingers hovered over the keyboard. Her heart hammered against her ribs. She needed to end this. She needed to say something that would close the gap, or at least ease the burning weight in her own conscience.Because I love you, she typed out rapidly, before she could lose her nerve. Even when I’m furious with you. That doesn't mean I regret making you face the reality of what you did. But I never wanted you to rot.She hit send.Sophie’s reply came back almost instan

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   What She Didn't Say Out Loud

    Beatrice sat at her vanity, slowly pulling her earrings free after a long day of smiling, giving instructions, and making sure everything went exactly the way she wanted. She placed one earring on the table and reached for the other while Victor stood behind her, loosening his tie as he watched her through the mirror.“He finally got the wedding he wanted,” she said, her voice carrying the tired satisfaction of a mother who had spent weeks making sure her son had the wedding she thought he deserved.“He got the woman he wanted,” Victor replied. “That’s what actually matters.”Beatrice gave a small huff, although something softer passed through her expression. “The florist nearly ruined the centerpieces. I had to fix three things myself, in heels, in front of half the city’s elite.”“You handled it.”“I always handle it.” She placed the second earring beside the first and finally leaned back in her chair. “I’m exhausted, Victor.”Victor crossed the room and pressed a gentle kiss to the

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