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The Iris Lie
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Synopsis
Feel-Good Story
Plot Twists
Pathological
Mafia
Girl Power
Independence
Fake Death
Winning Back the Wife
Regret
Three months since my husband, Julian Moretti, disappeared. I walked into his favorite den, the grief so deep it stole the air from my lungs. I just wanted to breathe him in, to find any trace of him that was left. Then I heard it. A familiar laugh. And the soft moan of a woman. Through a crack in the door, I saw him. My husband, the man "missing" for three months, had his hand tangled in another woman's hair. "Baby, just a little longer," he said. "Soon as I siphon enough cash from the family's books, we're gone. You and me." In his arms was Bianca, from the Rosso family. "What about your wife?" she purred. "Let her play the grieving widow. She's nothing without me anyway." My fists clenched. The world went quiet, my blood turning to ice. The next day, I put the word out to the entire Family. "I'm holding a memorial mass for my husband." At the service, he stormed in, a ghost returned from the grave, roaring that he was alive and there to take back what was his. But I was standing next to his uncle, Dante Moretti, and all I did was stare him down. "Then explain," I said, my voice cutting through the silence. "Explain the woman. Explain the money. Explain your betrayal... to the Family. And to me."
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The Iris Lie Chapter 9
I looked down at Bianca kneeling on the pavement, a pathetic, broken thing, and I already knew.This was Julian's final, desperate play.He was using Bianca, using the specter of a war with the Cartel, to force Dante’s hand. He thought he could manipulate us into cleaning up his mess, and then, in the ensuing chaos, he would find a way back in."Fine," I said, my voice cold. "I'll help you find him."Bianca looked up, a flicker of wild hope in her eyes. "Really?""Yes. But on one condition.""Anything.""When this is over, Julian is yours. I don't care what you do with him, but I never want to see his face again.""Done!" Bianca nodded without a second of hesitation.Dante stood beside me, a faint, knowing smirk playing on his lips. He knew exactly what I was planning.Two hours later, we got our "tip." An anonymous call. Someone had spotted Julian at the abandoned docks on the Chicago River."How convenient," Dante said with a sneer as we drove. "It's almost like he wants to be found
The Iris Lie Chapter 8
A month later, Julian was gone. No one asked where, and no one cared.For the next month, our partnership fell into a rhythm. We worked in near-perfect sync, running the family's legitimate businesses together. The art investments, the galleries, the antique trade—the ventures Julian had ignored were now thriving under our control."This Monet, the Water Lilies," I said, pointing to an image in an auction catalog. "It's a fake. The brushstrokes are too controlled. They lack the free, chaotic energy of his later period."Dante looked up from his desk, his eyes filled with a respect I was beginning to get used to. "You're sure?""A hundred percent. I've seen the original at the Musée de l'Orangerie.""Then we pull the bid." He made a note on the file. "You just saved us five million dollars."Our days were like this. Dante never questioned my professional judgment, and I was beginning to understand the ruthless brilliance of his business strategies. We fit together, two pieces of a
The Iris Lie Chapter 7
"Seraphina, my angel…" Julian staggered toward me, reaching a grimy hand for my face.I recoiled in disgust."Don't touch me.""Please, just let me explain. It was all Bianca. It was all her. She seduced me, Seraphina. It was like she put a spell on me. I wasn't in my right mind.""A spell?" I laughed without humor. "And I suppose she forced you to make those bank transfers, too?""I… I just wanted to be free." Julian collapsed onto the cold, wet steps. "Three years of marriage… I felt like I was in a cage. I needed to breathe, I needed…""You needed to be a traitor.""It wasn't betrayal!" he cried, grabbing the hem of my skirt. "It was a moment of weakness! The kind of mistake any man could make!""A mistake any man could make?" I knelt, bringing my face level with his. "Is betraying your own blood also the kind of mistake any man would make?"Julian’s mouth opened, but no words came out."And the tattoo," I pointed to his chest. "Changing my iris into her dagger. Was that a moment of
The Iris Lie Chapter 6
After the mass, all I wanted was to leave. The smart play was to keep my distance from Dante. I’d learned my lesson about men."Seraphina," Dante's voice came from behind me. "We need to talk.""About what?""The transfer of assets Julian signed off on is complex. There are loose ends I need your help to tie up."I had no choice.Dante’s office was on the top floor of a skyscraper in the financial district. Floor-to-ceiling windows looked out over the city, a river of light against the night sky."Sit." He gestured to a leather sofa.I kept my distance, choosing an armchair farthest from him."Nervous?" Dante poured two whiskeys, sliding one across the low coffee table toward me. "Relax. I don't bite... much.""I'm not nervous.""Liar." He sat down across from me, his presence filling the space. "Your hands haven't stopped shaking."I quickly hid them in my lap. Damn him for being so observant."Why did you help me?" I asked, getting straight to the point. "And don't tell me it was
The Iris Lie Chapter 2
The next morning, I sat in the study and pulled up the mansion's security feed. Three months of footage. I needed to see it all.The days flew by on the screen. The first month, the second... and then I saw it.July 15th, 2:00 AM.Julian, sneaking in the back door with Bianca. They went straight
The Iris Lie Chapter 1
Three months my husband's been gone. I thought my heart was broken. Then I walk into his favorite den and find him fucking another woman.Thirty minutes earlier.I pushed open the heavy oak doors of Club Allegro, what passed for a gentlemen's club in the heart of Chicago.This was Moretti territory.
The Iris Lie Chapter 4
Julian stumbled towards the altar, his arms open wide as if to embrace me."My angel, I'm back!" His voice trembled, tears welling in his eyes. "I thought I'd never see you again!"I took a deliberate step back, just beyond his reach."Three months." My voice was ice. "Where have you been, Julian?"
The Iris Lie Chapter 3
That night, I left the city condo Julian and I had shared and moved back to the main family estate on Lake Michigan. It sat on fifty acres of private land, surrounded by high walls, with armed guards patrolling the perimeter. This was safe."Smart move." Dante was waiting for me in the estate's ma
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