MasukSerena's POVI spent the entire evening waiting for Adrian to come home.At first, I told myself it was only because I needed answers about Catherine, that woman, about Lilith…But as the hours dragged on slowly, I realized that wasn't entirely true. For some reason, Adrian's presence made the mansion feel less suffocating and lonely. After everything I had discovered earlier that day, loneliness suddenly felt unbearable. The hidden files, the recordings, the bruises and Lilith's fear.It all replayed endlessly in my mind no matter how hard I tried to distract myself. By the time the clock struck nine, I was sitting near the bedroom window anxiously twisting the sleeve of my sweater between my fingers.The mansion remained painfully quiet, too quiet and I hated it.Finally, close to ten, I heard movement downstairs, and relief hit me before I could stop it. I immediately left the room.By the time I finally reached downstairs, Adrian had just entered the mansion while loosening hi
Serena's POVI barely slept that night, every time I closed my eyes, I saw the files again. The passwords, the hidden folders, the dates, and the fear buried inside every single thing Lilith had hidden away.By morning, my chest still felt heavy.The sunlight spilling through the curtains did nothing to calm the unease twisting inside me.For several long seconds, I sat on the bed staring blankly ahead.The fact that I was even living inside another woman's body while my own life remained somewhere else entirely.But somehow, what disturbed me most now wasn't myself anymore…it was Lilith. The deeper I looked into her life, the more I realized something terrible had happened to her long before the wedding. And nobody helped her.Slowly, I reached for the phone beside me again, my fingers hesitated, and I brushed over the screen before unlocking it carefully. Part of me wanted to stop digging but another part needed answers.I needed to know why Lilith sounded so terrified in those
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“Don't let them kill me again…”The words left my mouth before I could stop them.My fingers clutched tightly onto Adrian's shirt while tears burned down my face uncontrollably.For one humiliating second, I forgot where I was and whom I was supposed to be.All I could feel was fear, fear from the accident, fear from Vanessa's cold eyes, fear from Damian standing there watching while blood poured from my head.Everything came rushing back all at once until I couldn't breathe properly anymore.And strangely, Adrian didn't push me away.He stayed while I cried against him, his hand remaining firm against my shoulder as if grounding me back to reality.The room remained quiet except for my uneven breathing.I hated this, I hated crying in front of someone I barely knew.Slowly, after what felt like forever, my breathing steadied, and reality returned painfully.And with it came embarrassment.Oh my God, I was still holding onto him.I pulled away immediately, wiping my tears quickly befo
Adrian's POVOne second she was climbing the stairs.The next… she fell.“Lilith.”No response.“Call the family doctor,” I ordered sharply. “Now.”The servants scattered immediately.I carried her upstairs myself.Her body felt lighter than expected.Fragile.The thought irritated me instantly.People shouldn't look at this as breakable.By the time I reached her room, the servants had already pulled the blankets back nervously.I laid her carefully on the bed while another maid rushed to remove her heels.Still no response.A few strands of dark hair fell across her face.Unconsciously, I brushed them aside before immediately stepping back afterward.Ten minutes later, the family doctor arrived.An older man named Dr. Morrison who had worked with my family for years.He examined Lilith quietly while I remained near the window.“She collapsed from exhaustion,” he said eventually.“That's all?”Dr. Morrison removed his glasses briefly.“She's weak right now. Stress, emotional shock, a
Serena's POVThe cathedral doors opened slowly, and there he was.Standing at the altar.Adrian Knight.For a second, my entire body locked up.This man, this cold, terrifyingly composed man, was supposed to become my husband in the next few minutes.The cathedral was massive, filled with wealthy guests, soft music, camera flashes, and expensive flowers decorating nearly every surface. Everything looked elegant enough to belong in a movie.But all I could focus on was him.Tall, still, and unreadable.He just stood there, expressionless and calm.Like this wedding meant absolutely nothing to him, and somehow, that made me feel worse.My fingers tightened around the bouquet, trembling slightly in my hands.Run.The thought hit me instantly.Run now.But my feet refused to move backward because where exactly was I supposed to run to? I didn't even know where I was.I wasn't Serena Vale anymore.The realization hit me harder than it had yesterday.Serena Vale was gone.Maybe dead.Meanwh







