All Chapters of The Heir’s Impostor Bride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Becoming CelesteIsla POVThe black SUV door shut with a heavy thud the moment I slid into the back seat. I didn’t look back at the hospital. How could I? Naomi was still in there fighting and I had just walked away with a stranger.“You really think this is going to work?” I asked, my voice rough from screaming earlier.Vivienne didn’t even glance up from her phone. “It will work because you will make it work.”The driver pulled away smoothly. City lights blurred past the tinted windows as I pressed my bandaged shoulder against the cool leather.“That’s it? I just leave her there?” “Her care has already been arranged,” Vivienne answered, still typing. “Private room. Best specialists. She will be moved within the hour.”“I want to see her. Just once before I disappear.”“No.” Her tone was sharp and final. “Isla Virelli died tonight. Celeste Voss does not visit patients in public hospitals.”I turned back to the window. “You’re asking me to abandon her.”“I’m giving you the only way t

Living Her LieIsla POVI stepped into Elias’s room the next morning carrying the fresh yellow roses he had sent with a handwritten note. He was already sitting up, looking stronger than yesterday, though the tiredness still showed around his eyes.“You didn’t have to bring them back,” he said with a small smile as I set the vase down. “I sent them for you.”“I know.” I sat on the edge of the bed and took his hand. “But I wanted to see your face when I thanked you. The note was sweet. You remembered the yellow ones.”His fingers tightened around mine. “Wanted to surprise you. How are you holding up with all this? I know I’m not exactly easy company right now.”“You’re doing better every day,” I told him. “The doctors are impressed.” He chuckled softly. “Getting better in a hospital bed isn’t exactly an achievement.” His smile faded slightly. “But yeah, I hate these gaps. The missing pieces. It feels like I’m reaching for something that keeps slipping away.”“It will come back,” I sai

The One Thing I Never Finished Cassian POVMy phone buzzed on the polished conference table in the middle of the London meeting. I glanced at it once, then twice. The message from the family PR lead made my blood run cold. “Hargrove family statement approved for release. Following his continued recovery, Elias Hargrove will be joined by his fiancée Celeste Voss, who has returned to the family estate after a period of personal recovery. The family asks for privacy during this time.” I froze mid-sentence. The board members kept talking about quarterly projections, but their voices faded into background noise. Celeste. After months of nothing. No call. No message. She just vanished. And now she’s back with Elias like none of it happened? “Mr. Hargrove? You alright?” one of them asked. I stood up so fast the chair scraped loudly against the floor. “The meeting’s over. Cancel everything else today.” “But sir, we still have…” “Cancel it.” I grabbed my jacket and headed for the door.

The Version She Never StudiedIsla POVCassian walked away without another word, his footsteps fading down the hallway. I turned to Vivienne fast, heart still racing from the way he had grabbed my wrist. “What is going on? You have to explain right now.” She wouldn’t even look at me. Her eyes slid right past mine as she turned and left the room, leaving me standing there like I didn’t exist. She had dragged me into this mess, and now she was abandoning me to deal with it alone. That hurt more than I expected.On my way back to my room, I caught sight of Elias near the staircase. One hand gripped the railing, his face tight with confusion like he was fighting to make sense of what he’d just seen. After a long moment, he turned and disappeared into his room, closing the door quietly behind him.I shut myself inside my room and leaned against the door. My mind wouldn’t stop replaying every second. The way Cassian caught my wrist. The pain in his voice when he asked why I was ignoring hi

The Family DinnerIsla POV“Miss Celeste!”The maid's voice stopped me on the garden path. Cassian’s words still burned in my ears: “But I'm not giving up.” It sounded more like a threat than a heartfelt message, but I forced myself to keep walking.“Mr. Elias has been asking for you since his session ended,” she said, smoothing her uniform. “I was just getting some fresh air. Any problem?” I replied, trying to shake the thoughts away.“No, ma’am. He asked me to bring you. They’re in the rehabilitation garden.” She smiled as she flicked her wrist, urging me ahead. “Right this way.”I followed her along the pathway. Familiar voices floated closer. Then a laugh. We slowed down. Elias sat on a stone bench under an old tree with his doctor. The doctor leaned in, saying something that made Elias tip his head back and laugh out loud. He looked more like himself than he had in days.Elias looked up and spotted me. His whole face brightened. “Celeste! Come sit with us.” He waved me over.I m