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All Chapters of Rebirth of the Billionaire’s Substitute Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Dying Twice

Kira’s POV The first thing I noticed moments before dying was that my sister was smiling as they walked away from my burning car. The rain was lashing against the windshield violently, sounding like handfuls of gravel being thrown against the glass. The mountain road was entirely dark, illuminated only by the beams of my headlights as my car drove out of control. My foot slammed against the brake pedal, pressing it flush against the floorboard. Yet nothing happened. Panic seized my chest immediately. I pumped the brakes, my breath hitching in my throat as the sharp curve of Dead Man’s Drop rushed toward me. "No, no, no," I chanted, gripping the steering wheel tightly. I yanked the wheel to the left, desperate to force the tires into the muddy embankment, but it was completely locked. The car didn't even slow down. It hydroplaned across the road, tearing through the metal guardrail as if it were made of paper. For a single second, I seemed to be floating in the air. Then

Game on

Kira’s POV The first thing I noticed was that I could breathe. Air rushed into my lungs, fresh air that didn’t taste like smoke, and that didn’t smell like gasoline or burning hair. It tasted clean, cold, and sweet. I bolted upright. My hands flew to my chest, then to my face. I expected to feel shredded skin and wet blood. I expected to feel the crushing weight of the car dashboard holding me down. Instead, my fingers met smooth, unscarred skin. I was sitting on a mattress so soft it felt like a cloud. The sheets were pure white silk. Soft morning light filtered through heavy velvet curtains, casting a warm glow across the massive, luxurious bedroom. There was no fire. No twisted metal. No rain. I sat there, trembling and gripping the silk sheets tightly. My heart hammered against my ribs. Was I in heaven? Was this the afterlife? I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and pushed myself up. My body felt light. Nothing hurt. I walked across the thick carpet toward a larg

The Wedding Explosion

Kira’s POV The grand ballroom of the St. Regis Hotel was a sea of white roses. Thousands of blooms hung from the crystal chandeliers, their sweet scent masking the toxic reality of the room. The hall was packed to capacity. Rows of velvet chairs were filled with the city's most powerful business elites, wealthy socialites, and greedy politicians. Lining the walls were dozens of reporters. Their camera lenses were focused and ready, hungry for any sign of drama. They had not come to celebrate a union of love. They had come to witness a business transaction. Today, the legendary Lockwood heir was marrying the unwanted, useless daughter of the Myles family. I stood behind the massive doors at the entrance of the ballroom, waiting for the music to begin. My father, Edward, stood beside me, refusing to even offer me his arm. Through a small gap in the doors, I could see the front row. Zara was already there, holding court. She wore a pale pink designer gown that made her look like a

The Husband I never understood

Kira’s POVThe chaos of the ballroom was finally left behind, replaced by the choking silence of the hotel’s executive lounge. Two lawyers stood nervously beside a polished table. Resting in the center was a fifty-page marriage contract. It outlined the strict boundaries of my new life as a Lockwood. In my previous timeline, this room felt like an execution chamber. I had held the gold fountain pen for ten minutes, crying softly, my hands shaking so badly I could barely hold the pen. I had looked up at Aziel, begging his indifferent eyes for a single ounce of reassurance. I had searched the document for any sign that I would be treated as a human being. This time, I did not waste a single second. I picked up the pen, flipped directly to the last page, and signed my name on the dotted line. I didn’t read a single clause. I simply pushed the folder back across the table when I was done. The two lawyers stared at me in shock. They had clearly prepared a long, intimidating speech to

The First Domino

Kira’s POVI could not stop thinking about the shattered crystal on the floor. I paced the length of my massive bedroom in the Lockwood mansion. The sun had set, casting long shadows across the walls. But my mind was stuck on the entryway downstairs. Miss Peterson. The elderly servant had looked at me as if I were a ghost rising from the grave. In my previous life, she had simply offered a polite bow and walked away. I spent three years in this house without her ever speaking a word out of turn. What had changed? Was it the way I held myself? The lack of fear in my eyes? I walked over to the desk and opened my laptop. I needed answers. Before I became a docile, broken wife in my past life, I had taught myself to code. Over the years of isolation, that skill had sharpened into a weapon. The underground world would eventually know me as Nyx, a hacker who could breach any firewall. Right now, I was just Kira, warming up. My fingers flew across the keyboard. I bypassed the Lockwood

Ghost

Kira’s POVNormally, receiving a picture of your own death at midnight would cause a person to lock their doors, close the blinds, and panic.But honestly? I just felt a rush of pure adrenaline.I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at the screen of my burner phone. The photo of my burning car glared back at me, a bright orange warning in the dark room. Below the image was that single, taunting sentence:“Welcome back, Kira. You’re not the only one who remembers.”In my past life, this would have broken me. But I was done crying. If someone else out there remembered the previous timeline, it simply meant the game had multiplayer enabled. I didn't know if this person was a friend trying to warn me, or an enemy trying to scare me. Either way, they were about to learn that the new Kira did not scare easily.I threw off the blankets, cracked my knuckles, and marched straight to my laptop."Let’s see who you are," I whispered, opening a secure terminal.My fingers flew across the keyboard.

Syndicate

Kira’s POVMoney is the purest form of power.Sitting in my dark bedroom with a quarter of a million untraceable dollars resting in an offshore account, I finally felt like I had a shield. But a shield was only good for defense. I was ready to go on the attack.I pulled up a new terminal window on my laptop.My next target was my adoptive father. The stern patriarch who treated me like a disappointing stain on his perfect family portrait. He was the man who arranged my marriage to Aziel Lockwood, claiming it was a necessary sacrifice to save his fragile favorite daughter, Zara.In my past life, I believed that lie. I believed he was just a cold businessman trying to protect his favorite child. But as I watched him stand by my burning car, waiting for me to die so he could steal my Peterson family inheritance, I realized something important.He wasn’t a businessman. He was a monster. And monsters always have dirty secrets.I cracked my knuckles and typed in the backdoor access codes fo

Clash of Codes

Kira’s POV The red error message blinked on my screen, mocking me. Someone else was inside the Myles Industries server. And they were fast. I leaned forward, my face inches from the glow of the laptop. The green code scrolling down the terminal window was not normal corporate security. It was a predatory algorithm. It moved through the Myles network like a shark, violently tearing through firewalls and ripping out data packets. If this hacker found my fake fifteen-million-dollar ledger, they would immediately know it was planted. And with their skill level, it would only take them a few minutes to trace the spoofed code back to my IP address here in the Lockwood estate. I could not let that happen. I cracked my knuckles, the thrill of a genuine fight rising in my veins. I hadn’t faced a real challenge since my rebirth. "Let's dance," I whispered. My fingers hit the keyboard, flying across the keys in a blur. I didn't try to fight the intruder head-on. Their brute-force

Monitor

Kira’s POVA violent thunderstorm rolled over the city the next afternoon, rattling the windows of the Lockwood estate.I stood at the top of the sweeping marble staircase, admiring the rain. I was still riding the high of outsmarting Aziel’s cyber division. For the first time in either of my lives, I felt completely in control.Then, the shouting started."Get your hands off me! I need to see him! Aziel!"A hysterical voice echoed through the grand foyer below.I paused, resting my hand on the smooth banister. I knew that voice perfectly. I had spent twenty-four years listening to it whine, manipulate, and lie.I slowly walked down the stairs.At the bottom of the steps, the front doors were wide open. Wind and rain whipped into the entryway, soaking the imported rugs. Two large Lockwood security guards were physically blocking the entrance.Standing in the pouring rain, trying to push past them, was Zara.She looked absolutely pathetic. Her expensive, pale pink designer coat was dre

Sniper

Kira’s POVAt exactly two o'clock in the morning, I slipped out of my bedroom, closing the door as gently as I could so it wouldn’t make a sound. I was dressed in dark leggings and a black sweater, my bare feet completely silent against the cold hardwood floors. I avoided the main staircases and the grand foyer, knowing Aziel’s security cameras monitored the primary arteries of the house.Instead, I used the narrow servant stairs hidden behind the east wing gallery.Martha knew the truth about my birth. She knew the name of the family that had been violently ripped away from me. I needed her to speak.I pushed open the swinging door at the bottom of the stairs.The lower kitchens were cavernous and pitch black, save for the pale moonlight spilling through the high windows. "Martha?" I whispered into the gloom.A shadow moved near the walk-in refrigerators.Martha stepped out. If she looked exhausted this afternoon, she looked entirely broken now. She was wearing a thick winter coat i

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