All Chapters of The Man Who Stole My Name : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Sophie's POV“No… no… please”I woke up suddenly, gasping for air like I had run a marathon. My night gown had immediately become drenched in sweat, even with the air conditioner sounding loudly above my head. My hands were trembling, and my throat was dry. Raw.I recoiled and looked over the side of the bed, half hoping the seawater might have lapped up to my ankles, but when I looked down, there was nothing - just silk sheets and a cold floor.This nightmare again? The same nightmare I have been having for three months now. A faceless woman struggling in the sea with her arms flailing and lungs crying out in need of air.The worst part? I feel her pain as if it were mine.I crept out of bed, putting my arms around me, and made my way down the dark hall of the mansion. The silence is not pleasant.I knew exactly where to find him. He was never in our bed. Not since the day we said “I do” three months ago.Our marriage was like a well-acted movie, perfect on the outside, empty on the

Cipher's POVSomeone in the room was laughing at me, and there was a good chance that it was God.I had seen Arnold Grey immediately he entered the ball room trutting with his high attitude like he owned the place. The smile that doesn't reach his eyes, could have fooled anyone and by his side was his infamous obsessive partner Joanne Rivers, clad in blood red silk and trechery.I felt my jaws clench unconsciously, and my first thought was What the hell are you doing here? Who the fuck invited them here? This event was supposed to be tight, vetted, and business-only. The kind of crowd that wouldn’t ask too many questions. I glanced at Sophie beside me. No...not Sophie. That wasn’t her name. I gave her that name. Gave her a face she didn’t recognize and a life that wasn’t hers, and now the spirits of her actual existence were narrowing.Please don't remember them, i prayed mentally hoping she won't recognise them as they approached us. My chest tightened at every step they took closer

Cipher's POVThe day started like hell and only got worse.I walked into the office, and my new secretary was already sitting with one leg crossed over the other in the most intentional way possible. Her skirt barely qualified as fabric, and her blouse looked painted onto her skin.“Good morning, Mr. D’Amato,” she said, leaning forward just enough for her breasts to nearly spill out.“That skirt isn’t office-appropriate.” I didn’t bother looking up from my tablet.She blinked. “Oh, I didn’t realize it was—”“I did,” I cut her off, flipping the page on my notes. “The next time you show up in anything that short or look me in the eye like you’re undressing me, I’ll fire you without severance.”Her face fell. She mumbled something about getting coffee and disappeared.That should’ve been the end of it.But it wasn’t. The second meeting was worse.A boardroom full of overpaid executives, and across from me sat Delilah Grant, the regional director of one of the biggest conglomerates in Ame

Sophie\ Jasmine's POVThe sun was too bright for a morning that felt so hollow.The discharge papers lay crumpled in my hand, forgotten. The white walls of the hospital slipped behind me; the odor of antiseptic was replaced by the bitter scent of the city's fresh air, which I had experienced as a deadness within myself.A sleek black car idled at the curb, polished to perfection. Of course, he sent a driver.The tinted window rolled down, and to my surprise, it wasn't the driver. "Get in," Cipher said in a low, calm voice.I didn't move. I took one step forward, then another, past the car, away from him.“No,” I said stubbornlyThe word sliced the air between us. I didn't shout it. I didn’t have to. It came out as pure refusal.He opened the car door, stepping out with that same collected arrogance, wearing guilt like a well-cut coat. “At least consider the fact that I saved you from dying.”That stopped me and annoyed the fuck out of me. I turned slowly. My fists clenched at my side

Sophie/ Jasmin's POVI was bored as usual. It's been two weeks since i regained my memories and since Cipher and I made an agreement that I'd stay and he'd help me with a plan to get my properties back. He had barely said a word to me since then, he merely came back from work and disappeared into one corner of the big space. And if i'm going to be honest, i love it that way. No more stifling tension. Just silence, and it can be refreshing sometimes, unlike today, the silence isn't enough. I had asked him earlier how the plan was going, and "everything is going, i'll put you on once i get something" was his curt reply. He didn't even let me blink and comprehend it before he walked off. So, I wandered.The mansion was massive—obnoxiously so. Each wing looked like a different world. I'd already explored most parts of it, his personal office, the large library with beautiful book nooks, the rooftop garden and pool, the wine cellar, even Christina’s ultra-sterile kitchen, where emotio