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COLLISION OF TRUTHS

Author: D.N odunukwe
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-20 22:07:44

The morning after felt like the calm after a storm. Warmth from the rising sun danced on the silky sheets of the master bedroom. Scarlett stirred awake slowly, wrapped in Sebastian’s arms. His even breath fanned across her temple, his grip around her waist firm yet tender like he was afraid she’d vanish if he let go.

She didn’t move.

Not yet.

Moments like this were rare. Precious. Fragile.

But reality, like an impatient storm, was always waiting to knock on their door.

Her phone buzzed on the nightstand. She turned her head to glance at it.

One new message. Unknown number.

“Does he know who you really are, Scarlett?”

Her heart stopped.

Scarlett’s breath caught in her throat as she sat up slightly, careful not to wake Sebastian. The message glared at her like a ghost from her past taunting, threatening.

No name. No signature. But she knew. She knew exactly who had sent it.

A bitter chill crept over her skin.

Scarlett slipped out of bed, pulling on a robe, and stepped into the bathroom,
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    Damien’s car screeched to a halt in front of the penthouse. He didn’t wait for the valet. He stormed through the glass doors, ignoring the surprised greetings from the doorman and security. His mind was racing, each thought a dagger."Override. Emotional threshold breach. Project Mirage wasn’t just a clone t was a trap. A beautifully coded time bomb."The elevator felt too slow, the walls too narrow. As soon as the doors parted, he rushed out.Sebastian opened the door before Damien could knock. He was shirtless, his expression groggy and confused. Scarlett stood behind him in a robe, her hair tousled, her eyes wide.“Damien?” Sebastian’s voice was laced with concern. “What the hell....?”Damien barged in, tossing a file onto the coffee table. “We need to talk. Now.”Scarlett stepped forward, tense. “What is it?”Damien turned to her slowly, reluctant. “It’s about Seraphina.”The name alone drained the color from Scarlett’s face.“She’s not just a clone,” Damien continued, voice sharp

  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   STRINGS OF THE PAST

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  • THE BILLONIARE UNWANTED SUBSTITUTE BRIDE   THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE

    The world outside Orbis had changed.Or maybe it hadn’t.Maybe the sky had always looked this blue. Maybe the air had always felt this still after a storm. But to Scarlett, everything tasted different more raw, more fragile. As if the silence after the chaos was louder than the war itself.They landed in Prague just before sunrise. The city was slowly stirring, unaware of how close it had come to a silent digital apocalypse. Scarlett remained in the chopper a moment longer than the others, her eyes fixed on the horizon. Light bled gently across the skyline like a wound beginning to heal.Sebastian turned at the door and extended his hand. “Scarlett.”She didn’t take it immediately. Her eyes shimmered not with tears, but with memories too heavy to blink away.“I don’t know who I am outside of this,” she murmured.He stepped in, closed the distance, and reached up to remove her helmet. Her hair tumbled free, tangled and damp. His hand cupped her jaw.“You’re not Aria anymore,” he said q

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