All Chapters of His Bride on His Twin Brother's Bed : Chapter 21 - Chapter 29

Aurora's POVI locked my bedroom door with a decisive click, the sound sharp in the heavy silence of the night. My fingers were still shaking slightly from the thrill and terror of the latest discovery with the brass key. I moved quickly around the room, turning off every single light except for the soft glow of the bedside lamp, which created a small, intimate pool of warm illumination in the otherwise dark space. I sat cross-legged on the large bed, heart racing as I held the brass key up to the light source and began to slowly rotate it between my fingers with deliberate care.The tiny dark stone embedded in the hawk’s eye cast a faint but clear projected symbol onto the opposite wall. As I changed the angle and turned the key gradually, the symbol shifted its position across the surfaces. It wasn’t random at all. This mechanism was clearly designed to align with something very specific in the mansion. I grabbed my notebook and a pen, sketching every single variation of the project

Aurora's POVI and Aridian stood frozen in the dusty, narrow hallway, staring at the closed wooden door in stunned silence. Neither of us moved a muscle. Neither of us dared to speak. The only sound breaking the heavy tension was our own ragged breathing in the stale, musty air of the west wing. The brass key still felt warm in my trembling hand from the moment it had turned smoothly in the lock just moments earlier.“There was someone in there,” I whispered finally, my voice barely audible even to my own ears. “I saw the hand. It moved. I’m sure of it.”Aridian nodded slowly, his sharp eyes never leaving the door as if expecting it to burst open at any second. “I know. I saw it too. Whoever it was, they’re still in there. Or they want us to think they are.”I refused to walk away now that we were so close. Not after everything we had risked to get here. I stepped forward boldly and pounded on the heavy wood with my fist. “Hello? Who’s in there? Answer me!” No response came from the o

Aurora's POVI slowly turned toward Alexander in the dim, shadowy light of the grand library, my heart hammering loudly in my chest. He stood completely motionless in the doorway like a statue, his intense eyes fixed unwaveringly on the antique silver ring still clutched tightly in my hand. Neither of us spoke for several long, tense seconds. The silence between us felt heavy, dangerous, and filled with unspoken accusations.“Do you know whose ring this is?” I asked, my voice steadier than I actually felt inside.Alexander didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he quietly asked, his tone carefully controlled and measured, “Where did you find it, Aurora? Tell me the truth.”I refused to answer directly, holding his gaze without flinching even though my pulse was racing. For the first time, our silence felt exactly like a strategic chess match where every single word and movement mattered immensely. Alexander eventually spoke again, his voice low and filled with clear warning. “Some things

Aurora's POVI locked my bedroom door and sat on the floor with the threat note in my hands. I read it again. Then again.I pulled out the other notes I'd gotten over the past few weeks and laid them side by side. The handwriting wasn't the same. Some letters leaned one way, some leaned the other. Some were pressed hard into the paper, like whoever wrote them was angry. Others were light, almost careful.Either more than one person was sending these. Or someone was trying hard to hide who they really were.I burned the envelope in the fireplace and watched it curl up black. But I kept the note. I hid it in the secret compartment in my desk, the one only I knew about.I stared at the fire for a long time."If I'm close enough to scare someone," I whispered, "then I'm close enough to find out what they're hiding."Naomi came by that morning. The second she saw my face, she frowned."Aurora. You look terrible.""Thanks.""I'm serious." She stepped closer and grabbed my hands. "Dark circl