LOGINSarah's POVI remained on the sofa long after the call had ended, my phone still clutched tightly in my hand. The screen had gone dark minutes ago, yet I couldn't bring myself to put it down. My thoughts were spinning too fast. The words from the man at the law firm replayed over and over in my head, each repetition sounding louder than the last."The fingerprint verification was accepted without issue."I closed my eyes.No matter how many times I tried to convince myself there had been a mistake, my mind always drifted back to that afternoon. Adrian had smiled so reassuringly as he asked for my fingerprint. Eleanor had stood nearby, encouraging me to relax when the machine failed the first time. They had both looked relieved when the second attempt worked.At the time, I hadn't questioned it.Now, I wished I had.A knock on the door startled me from my thoughts. "Mrs. Sarah?" one of the maids called gently."Yes?""Would you like some tea?"I forced a smile she couldn't see. "Yes, t
Sarah's POVThe house was unusually quiet that afternoon.Eleanor had left for a charity luncheon earlier that morning, and Adrian was at the office. For the first time in days, I had the entire mansion to myself. I sat in the sunroom with the leather journal that had arrived in the mysterious package resting on my lap. I had opened it countless times since receiving it, yet I hadn't written a single word.Every time I uncapped the fountain pen, my thoughts drifted elsewhere.To Anna.To the photographs.To the anonymous messages.To the conversation I had overheard outside Adrian's study."We switched the package."Those words refused to leave me.I sighed and closed the journal, leaning back in my chair. Maybe I was allowing suspicion to consume me. Maybe there truly was an explanation for everything. Adrian had never stopped treating me with kindness. If anything, he had become even more attentive since Anna reappeared.So why couldn't my heart settle?Before I could answer my own
Sarah's POVBy the following evening, I had almost convinced myself that I was letting my imagination run too far.Almost.The doubts were still there, quietly lingering beneath every reassuring smile Adrian gave me, but they no longer screamed as loudly as they had the day before. Perhaps I was exhausted. Perhaps I simply wanted everything to go back to the way it had been before Anna appeared and turned my peaceful life upside down.I was arranging fresh flowers in the living room when I heard the front door open.A familiar voice echoed through the hallway. "Sarah?""I'm here," I replied, setting the vase down.A smile found my lips almost automatically as Adrian walked toward me. His tie was loosened, and despite the obvious exhaustion on his face, he still managed to look at me as though I were the best part of his day."There you are," he said warmly."You came home early.""I promised I would."He leaned down and kissed my forehead before holding up a medium-sized brown package
Sarah's POVThe sound of the doorknob turning seemed unnaturally loud in the quiet study.For a heartbeat, I couldn't move. My pulse thundered in my ears as the door slowly swung open, and Adrian stepped inside. He was dressed exactly as he had been when he left that morning, except his suit jacket now rested over one arm, and a blue folder was tucked beneath the other. His eyes landed on me almost immediately.For a brief second, surprise flickered across his face before it disappeared behind the calm expression he wore so effortlessly. Neither of us spoke. The silence stretched between us, heavy and uncomfortable, while I desperately searched for something—anything—to say. I had imagined many different ways this day could end, but none of them involved being caught standing in the middle of his study with guilt written all over my face."Sarah?" he said at last, his voice gentle rather than accusing. "I wasn't expecting to find you here."I forced myself to breathe normally and trie
Sarah's POVThe thought refused to leave me.No matter how hard I tried to distract myself over the next two days, my mind always found its way back to the same questions. Adrian's explanation about the package had sounded reasonable. His apology seemed sincere. Even Eleanor had behaved as though she genuinely knew nothing about it.Yet every time I closed my eyes, I heard the security guard's words again."The boss made sure of that."Those six words echoed in my head with unsettling clarity.I hated what they were doing to me.I hated that I had begun questioning every smile, every explanation, every reassuring touch from the man I loved.But perhaps what frightened me most was the realization that I no longer trusted my own judgment.Had Adrian always been this careful, and I had simply never noticed?Or was something really changing around me?That morning, Adrian left earlier than usual. He kissed my forehead before leaving, reminding me—as always—not to go anywhere alone."I'll
Sarah's POVFor several seconds, neither Eleanor nor I said a word.The maid stood patiently near the doorway, waiting for one of us to respond, while my thoughts refused to settle. A package with no sender's name. Delivered to the house without notice. After the anonymous messages. After Anna's unexpected appearances. After everything that had happened over the last few days, there was no way I could convince myself it was an ordinary delivery."I'll go and see it," I finally said.Eleanor immediately stood. "I'll come with you."I looked at her for a brief moment before nodding. Somehow, I was grateful I wouldn't be walking there alone.The two of us made our way through the front garden toward the main gate. The afternoon sun hung high above us, but I barely noticed the warmth. Every step seemed heavier than the last.As soon as the guards noticed us approaching, they straightened respectfully."Good afternoon, ma'am.""Good afternoon," Eleanor replied.I looked beyond the gate ins
Sarah’s POV“I don’t want you going out alone.”The words came out calmly from Adrian's mouth.I blinked slowly, my fingers still resting on the edge of the dining table as I looked at Adrian. For a moment, I wasn’t sure if I heard him correctly.“You don’t… want me going out alone?” I repeated sof
Sarah’s POVThe call came when I wasn’t expecting anything.I was sitting quietly, trying to settle my thoughts after everything that had happened earlier. The house had gone calm again, like nothing unusual had taken place. Adrian had stepped out, saying he needed to “handle something,” and I hadn
Sarah's POV The night before my forced wedding, sleep was impossible. I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling, my heart hammering so loudly. The clock on the wall ticked mercilessly toward midnight.I swallowed hard.No… I can't do this.With trembling hands, I sat up and quietly pulled out the sm
Sarah's POV“In three days' time, you'll be getting married to Adrian Moretti.”My father's words kept ringing in my head.The first punishment life gave me was making me born into the Sinclair's family by my father's mistress. She kept my pregnancy even after constant warnings from my father to ab







