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Smoke and Mirrors

Author: Bree
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-07 10:09:07

Richard’s POV

As soon as she left, we got to work.

Daniel had moved fast—too fast, maybe. The moment she stepped out the door, he confirmed what we all feared: She’s not Ivy. She’s not my daughter.

She looked like her. Moved like her. Hell, even smelled like her—mostly. But there were cracks. Hair parted wrong. The way she walked too confidently, like she didn’t carry the trauma Ivy did. The real Ivy, my daughter, never liked strong perfume. This one bathed in it.

Daniel’s investigation sealed it: Ivy Blackwood had a twin sister. One we never knew existed. One who’d been playing us like a fucking violin.

Questions swirled like a damn hurricane in my head:

When did the switch happen?

Why?

Where is my daughter?!

We had a plan. Daniel was to lure her to a safe location under the pretense of meeting privately. Once there, he’d trap her—get answers. Confession. Anything.

We waited for his call to tell us the next move.

It never came.

Marcus paced the floor like a caged animal, fists clench
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