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Chapter 1: The Message Before MidnightAMARAIn twelve hours, I would become Mrs. Adrian Cole.I had imagined this moment a thousand times. The white dress, the flowers, the music, and the handsome man waiting at the altar.What I hadn’t imagined was discovering that the man I loved might be connected to my best friend’s death.But that came later.At ten o’clock that evening, I was still hopelessly in love.“You’re staring again,” Adrian said.I smiled at his reflection in the bedroom mirror.“Am I not allowed to admire my future husband?”He approached me from behind, slipping his arms around my waist.“Admire all you want, sweetheart. Tomorrow, I’m officially yours.”His lips brushed my neck, sending a familiar shiver down my spine.“Adrian!” I laughed. “You’re going to ruin my makeup.”“Then stop looking so beautiful.”I turned in his arms.At thirty-four, Adrian Cole was everything women whispered about. Tall, devastatingly handsome, and wealthy enough to own half the city’s skyl

Chapter 3: My Fiancé’s Deadly SecretAMARA“Your future husband knows who killed your father.”Vanessa’s words hung between us like a death sentence.I stared at Adrian.“Tell me she’s lying.”He didn’t move.“Adrian!”“Amara, your father was a good man.”My stomach dropped.“Was?”He looked away.I laughed, but there was nothing funny about it.“Seven years, Adrian. For seven years, I’ve believed my father died because his brakes failed. Are you telling me someone murdered him?”Vanessa stepped forward.“That’s exactly what happened.”“Stay out of this!” Adrian snapped.She smiled bitterly.“Still giving orders? Some things never change.”I pressed my hands against my temples.“Both of you, stop!”The room fell silent.I looked at the photograph again. My father stood between Adrian and Vanessa, smiling as though they were old friends.“How old were you when this was taken?” I asked Adrian.“Twenty-seven.”“And you knew my father?”“Yes.”My chest tightened.“Before you met me?”“Yes

Chapter 5: The Secret in My BloodAMARA“Your father wasn’t protecting you from The Web. He was protecting The Web from you.”I stared at Ethan.“That doesn’t make any sense.”“It will.”“Then explain it!”He tightened his grip on the steering wheel.“Your father left something behind, Amara. Something only you can access.”I looked down at the silver key Adrian had given me.“Is this what everyone wants?”Ethan glanced at it.His expression changed.“Where did you get that?”“Adrian.”He cursed under his breath.“Of course he gave it to you.”“What does it open?”“A safe-deposit box.”“Where?”“Your father’s old bank.”I turned toward him.“Then take me there.”“Not tonight.”“Ethan!”“Amara, someone just tried to shoot you. You’re exhausted, and the entire city is looking for us.”I folded my arms.“Six years apart, and you’re still telling me what to do.”His lips curved slightly.“And you’re still refusing to listen.”For one brief moment, we were twenty-two again.Before the hear

Chapter 7: The Bride Who Stole My WeddingAMARATHE WEDDING WILL GO ON. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.I stared at Vanessa’s message until the words blurred.My wedding dress.My engagement ring.My fiancé.She had taken everything.“Ethan, take me to the wedding venue.”He looked up from his laptop.“Absolutely not.”I grabbed my handbag.“Then give me your car keys.”“Amara, Vanessa is setting a trap.”“She’s wearing my wedding dress!”“And that’s exactly why she wants you there.”I turned toward him.“Six years ago, you disappeared without giving me a choice. Don’t make that mistake again.”His expression changed.For a moment, I regretted my words.Then he picked up his keys.“Fine. But I’m coming with you.”The drive to the Grand Monarch Hotel felt endless.My phone kept vibrating.Messages from bridesmaids.Missed calls from my mother.Photographs of flowers, champagne, and smiling guests.Nobody knew my wedding had become a nightmare.Then Jasmine called.“Amara! Where are you?”“I’m on

Chapter 9: The Mother Who Knew EverythingAMARA“My mother is missing?”I stared at Ethan, waiting for him to laugh. To tell me there had been a misunderstanding.He didn’t.“Her driver found her car abandoned two streets from the hotel.”My heart began pounding.“Was there blood?”“No.”“Her handbag? Her phone?”“Both were inside.”I turned toward Gabriel.“You knew this would happen.”“Amara—”“YOU KNEW!”He reached for me, but I pushed his hand away.“First my father. Now my mother. How many people have to disappear before you tell me the truth?”His face twisted with pain.“I would never hurt your family.”“You killed a man!”“A man who murdered your father!”“And I’m supposed to believe you?”Silence.Then Vanessa spoke.“Your mother isn’t as innocent as you think.”I turned slowly.“What did you say?”She folded her arms.“Ask her what she did the night your father died.”I stepped toward her.“If anything happens to my mother, Vanessa, I swear—”“Threatening me won’t change wha