The car was silent. Too silent.Julian’s grip on the steering wheel was iron, his knuckles white against the leather. Aurora sat in the passenger seat, wrists still raw from the ropes, her pulse hammering in her ears. She wanted to speak, to explain, but every time she glanced at him, his jaw was set like stone.“You lied to me,” he said finally, his voice low, dangerous. Not raised, not shouting. That would have been easier. This quiet fury cut deeper. “From the moment you walked into my office, you wore another woman’s face.”Aurora swallowed hard. Her lips parted, but nothing came out.Julian’s gaze flicked toward her, sharp as a blade. “Who are you really, Aurora Jonaphine?” He spat her name like it was poison, as if just speaking it burned him.Her disguise had shattered completely. There was no Bailey now, no mask to hide behind. Just Aurora, stripped bare in the glow of the city lights.“I never meant…” She faltered, her voice trembling. “It wasn’t supposed to be like this.”Ju
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