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CHAPTER 6: THE MASQUERADE BEGINS.
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*Elena's POV*The wedding dress hung in my old bedroom like a promise and a threat. Four hours until the ceremony, and I could barely breathe. Mother had left me alone to "prepare mentally," which really meant hiding upstairs while she handled the controlled chaos below.I touched the silk with shaking fingers. My creation. My masterpiece. The gown I'd designed for Vivian now waiting to transform me into someone I wasn't.Someone I could never be."Miss Elena?" A soft knock interrupted my spiral. Margaret, the housekeeper who'd been with our family since I was small, peered through the doorway. "The hair and makeup team is here."Right. Because even identical twins needed professional help to look identical."Send them up."The next two hours passed in a blur of hot rollers, foundation palettes, and whispered instructions. I sat still as strangers painted Vivian's confidence onto my face, teased my hair into her preferred style, applied the bold lipstick she favored."You look stunnin
THE BILLIONAIRE'S VOW MISTAKE CHAPTER 6: THE MASQUERADE BEGINS.
*Alexander's POV* The morning light streaming through Westvale Manor's windows caught Elena like a spotlight, illuminating every detail I'd memorized over seven years of careful observation. She stood frozen beside her mother, still in yesterday's clothes, her dark hair escaping its ponytail in soft waves that Vivian never allowed. "Alexander." Evelyn recovered first, her voice pitched too high. "What a lovely surprise. We weren't expecting you until—" "The ceremony." I stepped further into the morning room, my eyes never leaving Elena's face. She looked terrified. Guilty. Beautiful in a way that made my chest tight. "I came to discuss final arrangements." Elena's throat worked as she swallowed. When she spoke, her voice carried Vivian's confident tone, but her hands trembled. "Darling, you shouldn't see me before the wedding. It's bad luck." Darling. The endearment sounded foreign in her mouth, practiced rather than natural. Vivian had called me that countless times, usually
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Elena's POV.Westvale Manor felt like a mausoleum. The grand foyer that had once hosted elegant parties now echoed with desperate whispers and the rustle of wedding preparations. Staff hurried through halls carrying flowers and favor boxes, their faces carefully blank.I found Mother in the morning room, still in her robe despite the late hour. Dark circles shadowed her eyes, and her usual perfect composure had cracked around the edges."Elena." She looked up as I entered, relief flooding her features. "Thank God you're here.""What's wrong? Where's Vivian?"Mother's hands shook as she reached for her coffee cup. On the table beside her lay a single sheet of paper, elegant stationary that I recognized as Vivian's personal stationery."She's gone."The words hit me like ice water. "Gone where?""I don't know." Mother's voice broke on the admission. "She left this morning. Before dawn. Left this behind."She handed me the letter. Vivian's familiar handwriting sprawled across the page:*
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Alexander's POV.The rehearsal dinner had been a performance. Smiles for photographers, toasts that meant nothing, my hand on Vivian's back as we moved through choreographed moments. She'd been distracted all evening, checking her phone between courses, her laughter too bright and brittle.Now, alone in my study at midnight, I couldn't escape the feeling that I was standing at the edge of a cliff.The wedding was in fourteen hours.I poured scotch and opened the Westvale acquisition files again, though I knew every clause by memory. Sometimes the familiar rhythm of business could quiet the chaos in my head. Tonight wasn't one of those times.My phone buzzed. A text from an unknown number: "She's not who you think she is."I stared at the screen. Corporate espionage wasn't unusual in my world—competitors often tried psychological warfare before major deals. But something about this message felt different. Personal.I deleted it and tried to focus on market projections.Another buzz. Sa
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