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The Man Without a Grave I stood by the window for hours that night.

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The city was quiet from up here, far below the penthouse. Cars passed like ghosts. Lives continued. People laughed, slept, and dreamed without knowing that just thirty floors above them, two people were unraveling a web spun long before either of them saw it coming.

Adrian hadn’t said a word since Elena’s confession.

His brother. Alive.

The words didn’t even make sense in my head. I wanted to ask questions, demand answers — but part of me already knew.

This wasn’t just a story of a jealous ex or a twisted lover.

It was deeper. Older. And more dangerous than anything I had imagined.

At exactly 3:12 a.m., the power flickered again.

I didn’t move.

This time, I waited.

And sure enough… a message buzzed into my phone. A text. No number.

"You're not his prisoner, Ivy. You're mine."

My hands trembled, but I didn’t scream.

I walked straight to Adrian’s office.

He was still there, staring at an old envelope like it held the secrets of the universe.

“I got another message,” I said, placing the
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