LOGINAfter being brutally dumped by her boyfriend Rafael, Lyra goes to an upscale bar to drown her sorrows. What she doesn't know is that her own sister, Cassandre, lured her there with a dark intention: to take advantage of her vulnerability to drug her with an aphrodisiac and then sell her to a pervert. Under the influence of the substance, Lyra completely loses control and spends an intense night with a stranger. In the early morning, overwhelmed by shame and confusion, she hurriedly leaves the room, leaving a 100-euro note and a note of defiance: "You are worth no more." But for Alexandre, CEO of a powerful group, that night marks a turning point. He is determined to find this young woman with the fiery gaze. However, on his quest, a car accident plunges him into amnesia. Two months later, barely recovered, he resumes the investigation and goes to the address he was searching for before the drama. There he meets Cassandre, who, without the slightest hesitation, impersonates her sister by claiming to be the mysterious one-night lover. But lies come at a price.
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It had all started a few hours earlier. I had rushed out of Rafael's apartment, my shoes in hand, my heart in disarray, my eyes swollen with rage. My phone was still buzzing, but I couldn’t even read his messages anymore. There was nothing left to save. Neither us nor this lie he called love. I had walked for a long time, aimlessly, in the cold, until Cassandre called me. As if she knew. As if she was waiting for me.
— I’m in town, she said. Come. I’ll take you for a drink. You need to clear your head, little sister. Little sister. She never said that. The word snapped in the air like a trap. I should have been wary. But I was too broken. Too alone. So I said yes. The bar felt unreal, like a scene from a film too bright. Cassandre welcomed me with a quick, almost sincere embrace. She wore a simple yet provocative black satin dress, and earrings that sparkled like blades. — You look gorgeous, she whispered. Even in ruins, you radiate something incredible. I managed a smile. One of those smiles you give when you just want to avoid crying. — I messed everything up, Cass… I caught him with someone else. At his place. In our bed. He lied to me for months. She opened her arms wide and ordered two shots of tequila. — To all the men who don’t deserve us. The first shot went down like a burn. The second, like a release. I talked to her. I told her everything, my heart in pieces: the meeting with Rafael, the promises, the future plans, the vertigo when I still loved him, and the nausea when I realized I was the only one who believed in it. Cassandre nodded, stroking my hand. — You’re too nice. Too pure. You trust, you forgive. You’re perfect for being trampled on, Lyra. — Is that what you think of me? I whispered. She laughed softly. — No. That’s what I think of men. But tonight, you forget all that. Tonight, you drink with me, you watch the rich lose themselves in their arrogance, and you become the person you were before you fell in love. Is that okay? I agreed. And I drank. Now, the empty glasses lined up like scars. The air is warmer, heavier. My dress clings to my skin. I no longer have the strength to pretend. — Drink, Lyra. It will do you good. I nod. Again. Always. My will has dissolved in alcohol. But something is wrong. It’s not just the drunkenness. It’s denser. Stickier. I feel myself slipping away without fighting. I get up, unsteady. — I’m going to the restroom… Cassandre kisses my temple. — Come back quickly, okay? As I search for the exit, Cassandre slips away to the back of the bar. Where the light no longer penetrates. Where the worst deals are struck. She finds the man. That monster oozing with unhealthy desire. — So, this is my sister. Pretty, isn’t she? she breathes in a voice devoid of emotion.He stares at her with the appetite of a predator.
— One million euros. She’s a virgin. You won’t lose. Cassandre grits her teeth, but doesn’t back down. The image of her debts, the threats, her creditors knocking at her door all rush in. She has no solution left. Just this too sweet sister. Too clean. And she tells herself it’s only fair. That it’s just her turn. — You have the key, she says. She’s yours. In an hour, she won’t be able to stand. I’m looking for the restroom, but everything sways. The walls stretch like in a dirty dream. My legs buckle. I push the door, swaying on my unsteady heels, and collapse directly against a chest hard as armor. The man exudes an intoxicating scent, a mix of leather, warm spices, and precious wood that overwhelms my senses. I feel his firm fingers settle on my waist, his discreet breath brush my skin, and for a second, I completely lose track of time. I look up. He is not like the others. He doesn’t smile. He doesn’t ask me anything. He doesn’t touch me more than necessary. He looks at me like a puzzle to solve, an unforeseen variable in a too well-mastered equation. — You shouldn’t be here, he says in a deep voice, devoid of warmth. — I wanted… just… I don’t know anymore. I can’t think. My lips move without any sound escaping. I’m empty. And yet, I feel that this man has just seen in me what even Cassandre has never been able to read.LYRAThe sea breathes close by.Below the terrace, the waves come to die on the rocks before retreating, patient, eternal.The wind passes over my skin, lifts the sheers, glides through my hair.Each breath seems to say: you are here, at last.The room is open to the world.The moon pours its pale gold into it, the same gold as that of my dreams.Everything is calm.Everything waits.I stand near the window, still draped in light.My heart beats as on the first day, and yet—it beats more softly.Tonight, nothing burns.Everything illuminates.The door half-opens.His steps, slow, approach me.He says nothing.He doesn't need to.His presence alone suffices to soothe the last tremor of my soul.I feel his hand brush my shoulder, like a promise.Warmth spreads, slow, soft, sovereign.I close my eyes.All the past fades—or rather, it bows.For nothing is forgotten; everything is forgiven.ALEXANDREI look at her without daring to speak.Light glides over her, over her fair skin, over the
LYRAThe sky stretches, vast and golden, above the hills.The villa, white among the cypress trees, is covered with flowers. Ivory ribbons float at the windows, the wind plays in the garlands, and the bell of the neighboring church rings, clear, like an ancient breath returning to life.Today, Gabriel receives his name.And we, ours—the one we chose, together, after so many struggles.Daniel came to support us in this moment with his new girlfriend. I think he has turned the page.I stand before the mirror, the dress light, my shoulders bare.Around me, everything breathes peace: the scent of jasmine, the bursts of voices in the garden, the muffled laughter of guests.I close my eyes for a moment.I think of my mother. Of what she would have said.Perhaps she would have smiled, this time. Perhaps she would have finally seen in me not an escape, but a return.A light knock at the door."Ready?"I turn around—Alexandre is there.He wears a light-colored suit, almost white. The sun catch
ALEXANDREThere is something inhumanly slow in the silence of a prison.A suspended beat, a time that no longer passes.Footsteps echo in the corridor, counted, precise.The guard walks ahead of me, his keyring jangling with each step, like a reminder of the world outside.I hadn't returned here since the day of her arrest.Two months have passed, but the memory remained: the door, the flashes, her voice, that cry she had thrown at me like a blade.Today, everything is calmer.But calm is only another form of war.The interview room is small, bare.A metal table, two chairs, a cold neon light.She enters a few minutes later, handcuffed, flanked by two female officers.When she sees me, she stops.Her face has changed.Haggard features, gray hair, eyes hollowed by insomnia.But in her gaze there is that same icy pride—the one that, once, made me obey without question.She sits down slowly.The officers move away.Only the two of us remain."You came," she says simply."Yes."A silence.
LYRATwo months.Two months of piecing together the fragments of a world we thought broken for good.Two months of learning that silence too can transform, when you let it breathe.The trial has not yet taken place, but the truth has done its work: Alexandre spoke. His father too.The name of D. is no longer a fortress, but a ruin open to the wind.And from these ruins, today, something new is about to be born.The room is white, almost too white.The smell of disinfectant mingles with the lavender perfume Mom discreetly sprayed on the curtains.Outside, morning opens onto a clear sky, washed by yesterday's rain.I am in pain. But it is a living pain.The kind of pain that announces something immense."Breathe, my darling. Breathe slowly."Mom's voice barely trembles. Her hands grip mine.Beside her, Alexandre remains silent, but I feel his presence, heavy, whole.His fingers tremble slightly around mine, his breath synchronizes with mine, like an echo."One more push, Lyra. You're al
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