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The Glass Bride

The house was quiet that morning after Jake left, too quiet, the kind of quiet that didn’t bring peace, only pressure. Pressure from the people inside, from the eyes watching secretly.Even the sound of my footsteps echoed against the marble like I was walking through a dream that wasn’t mine.Gold had gone out early that same morning, something about picking up documents for Jake. I told her I was fine. I lied.I wasn’t fine.Because ever since Jake left for Milan with Ethan, the walls of this house had started to breathe again. They whispered names, memories, and lies I’d been trying to bury since the day I put on Zoe’s skin.I wandered into the study, searching for anything to distract myself, and that was when I saw it.An old photo, tucked between the pages of a business journal. The name had T.W.M, so I knew it belonged to Tyler. It fell open like it had been waiting for me all along.It was Zoe.And Tyler.The picture wasn’t innocent, it was intimate. Zoe’s smile was soft, her

Present Tense

THE PRESENT.CHLOE’s POV“This is wrong…” I whispered, the sound catching somewhere between a sob and a moan. My voice trembled with need. “But I want you in me more… I need you, Tyler. My body yearns for you. I shouldn’t, but I can’t stop.”Even as the words left me, my chest felt like it was caving in. All the promises I had made to myself, to stay away, to keep the secret of my child safe, to never betray the man I had married, cracked under the weight of this one moment.Tyler smirked, that same dangerous curve of his lips that had haunted my nights for years. Hovering just above me, his palm slid down my thigh, slow and teasing, as if he could peel away my last defense. “Say it again,” he murmured, voice low and wicked. “Say you need me.”“I…” The confession burned in my throat, but before it could escape, his mouth crashed against mine, rough and demanding. The kiss stole my breath, erased my hesitation. My heart pounded wildly, my body already arching into him as though it rem

The Contract Of Hearts

CHLOE’s POVThe night moved too slowly.Every tick of the clock felt louder than my heartbeat.Jake was somewhere downstairs in the study, reading papers he didn’t care about, pretending not to watch me. Tyler had gone out after dinner. He didn’t say where, but I knew.I knew exactly where he went.Zoe had texted him.And he’d gone to meet her.I couldn’t sit still. The red dress Jake asked me to wear still clung to my skin like heat. My makeup had started to smudge, my hands shaking as I poured another glass of wine I couldn’t even taste.Everything in this house felt like a trap. The marble, the silence, even the soft lights, all too perfect. Too fake.TYLER’s POVThe bar was half full, filled with music and cigarette smoke. Zoe was already there when I walked in, sitting on the corner stool with a drink in hand. Her black dress shimmered faintly under the dim lights, her legs crossed, her smile lazy but sharp.She looked nothing like her sister.And yet, somehow, too much like her.

Gold’s Promise

CHLOE’s POVThe morning after felt calm and cool, yet heavier. Like the house itself was tired of secrets.The smell of strong coffee floated through the air, but it didn’t help my nerves. My head was pounding, my stomach twisting. Every sound, every knock, every footstep, made me flinch.Jake had left early again, saying something about “unfinished business.” His tone was calm, but I could feel it, he was piecing things together, one suspicion at a time.I stood by the window, holding my tea cup with both hands, trying to stop them from shaking. The world outside looked peaceful, sunny even. But my life felt like a storm was coming closer with each breath.Then I heard a soft voice behind me.“Madam?”I turned. Gold stood at the door, holding a small tray. Her eyes, always gentle, looked different today, worried, knowing.“You didn’t eat breakfast,” she said carefully.“I wasn’t hungry,” I murmured.She nodded but didn’t move. For a second, we just stood there in silence. Then she p

The Dangerous Game

Chloe’s POVThe next morning started wrong.The sky outside was pale gray, moody, quiet, heavy, and still. The kind of silence that made you afraid to breathe too loudly, as if the house itself was listening, or maybe it was. I woke before sunrise, my chest already tight and paining me, maybe part of the morning sickness, the memory of Gold’s warning still echoing in my mind.But before I could even gather myself, Jake was already in the room, standing by the window with his phone in hand. The soft light from outside hit his face just right, highlighting how unreadable he looked. He was still on his sleeping outfit which was so clear he’s hasn’t gone out yet. He didn’t greet me. Didn’t smile. Just stood there, tapping his thumb slowly against the phone screen.“Morning,” I murmured, pulling the blanket around me, trying to sound casual.He turned, finally looking at me. “You’re up early.”“I couldn’t sleep,” I said.He nodded once, but his eyes were cold. “I figured.”Something in hi

The First Crack

CHLOE’s POVThe house felt too quiet that morning, quiet in that way that makes your bones restless. Quiet in a way that tells you someone is watching, even if they aren’t in the room. Quiet from the argument of yesterday, quiet from the tension between I and Ethan.I woke up before the sun, lying on my side of the enormous bed like a guest who was afraid to disturb the sheets. Jake wasn’t beside me. The imprint of his body was cold.Somewhere deep inside my chest, something twisted.He hadn’t slept here last night.I didn’t think is much though, not after what transpired between us yesterday.The thought clawed at me, but I pushed it away, trying to breathe, trying to be normal, trying to survive. My body still ached faintly from the dizzy spell yesterday, and the little flutter of panic still lived beneath my ribs like a trapped bird.I dragged myself out of bed, showered quickly, and slipped into something simple, silk blouse, soft linen skirt. I didn’t want to look like I was hidi

Firelight Confession

CHLOE’s POV The door was still moving, and already everything was slamming into me, all the feelings, all the fear, everything at the same time.Ethan’s secret. What secret was Tyler even talking about. Tyler’s threat.Jake’s suspicion.It felt like all three were circling me, closing in, waiting for me to choose which truth would kill me first.I stayed there long after Ethan left, sitting on the cold wooden bench, hugging myself as if I could hold my own pieces together. The fog on the glass thickened until the world outside disappeared.And for the first time since I entered this house…I let myself cry.Not loud. Not messy.Just silent tears carving down my cheeks like cracks in porcelain.Because that’s what I was now,A doll made of glass, holding secrets too sharp to hide.Elsewhere in the Mansion… GOLDGold was humming to herself as she cleaned Zoe’s room, my vanity table. The room was a mess because I’d fled in a hurry after arguing with Jake. Clothes scattered. Jewelry box

The Hidden Diary

There are some nights when sleep doesn’t come to you, not because you’re not tired or working, but because your thoughts keep knocking on the walls of your skull, demanding to be let out.That night was one of them.Tyler’s threat still echoed in my head. What do es he even think he is? I asked, biting my lips so hard. Ethan’s worried eyes haunted me.m, even more than I expected. Jake’s suspicion felt like storm clouds rolling closer.And somewhere between all that, I needed peace, sleep, calm nwa from my crumbling world. I couldn’t breathe.I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the shifting shadows in my room, waiting for daylight, or disaster, whichever came first. The knock came just after dawn.Gentle. Soft. Careful. Nervous.“Mrs. Zoe?” Gold called from outside. “Can I come in?”My heart snapped awake.Gold? What was she doing. It wasn’t yet time for breakfast.“…yes,” I murmured, adjusting myself a little.She slipped inside, shutting the door behind her. No tray. No tea.

The Poisoned Hours

CHLO’s POVThis mansion had always been a cage for me, but now it was worse, a cage with eyes. Eyes in the walls. Eyes in the hallways. Eyes behind every polite smile.After the tea incident, nothing was the same again.No one said it out loud, but everyone knew something was wrong. The maid who took my tea that morning still lay unconscious in the private infirmary downstairs. The doctor claimed it was “mild poisoning.” Food contamination. Something that could have been tragic. Jake ordered every meal scanned. Every bottle opened in his presence. But the fear stayed. Clinging. Silent. Growing deeply. He had guards outside my door now. Watching closely.Not to imprison me, he said.“To protect you.”But safety feels a lot like captivity when the lock clicks shut from the outside.I sat at the balcony window, my forehead pressed to the glass. The sky was bleeding into evening, streaks of orange dissolving into a bruise colored dusk.My hands kept drifting to my stomach. My secret. No

Brother’s Shadow

CHLOE’s POVThe morning came too fast. I barley closed my eyes to sleep. It never felt this heavy. The silence alone was choking me. The mansion’s halls always held secrets, but today it felt like they were whispering, soft, busy, humming with something ugly just beneath the surface.Jake didn’t speak to me when I woke. He didn’t come in. Didn’t knock. Didn’t check if I was still breathing.He just placed guards at the door.More guards.Like I was both valuable and dangerous.Like I was something breakable, or something that might break him.Breakfast was placed on my table untouched. I didn’t trust it anymore. Not the tea. Not the fruit. Not the pretty porcelain plate.Not in this house where even affection is a weapon.Gold came in, silent, her eyes scanning everything before she walked closer.“No one saw Tyler come in last night,” she said quietly.My heart stopped.But before relief could settle,“He must have bribed someone. Or threatened them. Either is possible.”I swallowe

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