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Betrayed Heiress: A Storm Awakened Within

Chapter 5 

Word Count: 866    |    Released on: Today at 16:23

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elastic strap of my medical mask behind my ear. He was a man used to absolute control. H

nst my ribs as I scrambled backward. My spine s

. On the very top shelf, an opened, heavy glass bottle

ce as cold as ice. He was losing his patie

o the countless times I had seen Ivan react to the tiniest speck of dirt

the side, hiding my movement as I drove my elbo

the concrete floor right between us and

ap chemical solvents instantly filled the crampe

upward, landing perfectly on the pant leg of I

d-air. A look of absolute, unconceal

agonizing pain, clutching my chest with

orce out a series of loud, sickening retching sounds. I knew this wa

He quickly pulled a silk handkerchief from his breast

iosity in his eyes vanished, replaced entirely by th

The heavy wooden door was pushed open, revealing

micals, and the livid face of his top-tier VIP client. His legs p

mind, I was officially nothing more than a vulgar, filthy bottom-feeder. His

ash can. "Clean up this stench immediately," he ordered the manag

ainst the hardwood floor until it faded away. Slowly, my coughing

ls and threw them at me. He cursed me for being clu

s. I thanked him in a hoarse, raspy voice, grabbed my

lley. I knew the blind spots. I completely avoided all the secur

a knife. I pulled my cheap trench coat tighter around m

sure no black SUVs were tailing me, I ducked i

quiet car. All the strength drained from my muscles. I co

e rearview mirror reflected a face that looked somewhat

d given up my keyboard. I had dimmed all my own light just to

hared my bed for three years co

wn pale reflection. The warmth in my eyes wa

and validation from a fake family, was dead. I gri

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Betrayed Heiress: A Storm Awakened Within
Betrayed Heiress: A Storm Awakened Within
“I was the long-lost Donovan heiress, finally brought home after a childhood in foster care. My parents adored me, my husband cherished me, and the woman who tried to ruin my life, Kiera Reese, was locked away in a mental facility. I was safe. I was loved. On my birthday, I decided to surprise my husband, Ivan, at his office. But he wasn't there. I found him at a private art gallery across town. He was with Kiera. She wasn't in a facility. She was radiant, laughing as she stood beside my husband and their five-year-old son. I watched through the glass as Ivan kissed her, a familiar, loving gesture he'd used with me just that morning. I crept closer and overheard them. My birthday wish to go to the amusement park had been denied because he'd already promised the entire park to their son-whose birthday was the same day as mine. "She's so grateful to have a family, she'd believe anything we tell her," Ivan said, his voice laced with a cruelty that stole my breath. "It's almost sad." My entire reality-my loving parents who funded this secret life, my devoted husband-was a five-year lie. I was just the fool they kept on stage. My phone buzzed. It was a text from Ivan, sent while he stood with his real family. "Just got out of the meeting. So exhausting. I miss you." The casual lie was the final blow. They thought I was a pathetic, grateful orphan they could control. They were about to find out just how wrong they were.”