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The Twins Ruin

Author: Essie write

Chapter 1 The Wrong Touch

Word Count: 1058 | Released on: 21/10/2026

1: The W

ng against my cheek was a familiar, bitter

ld, possessive anger. Instead, I pressed my palm against my burning sk

armth, as if he were discussing a quarterly earnings report. "My brother is sniffing

hispered, keeping

f the master suite, the heavy oak door clicking shut wit

ce, my name was whispered with envy in the highest circles of high society. I was the shining center of the elite. But

thless heir to the Blackwood dynas

e grass. I knew Adrian had orchestrated my family's ruin. I had

a precious trophy. Behind closed doors, he kept me like a bird in a golden cage, starving me of r

of peace. Two weeks without h

kered. The storm had hit the city faster than the forecasters predicted. The lights flicke

wer wa

ded against the glass. I told myself it was fine. The backup generators would kic

ing the exhaustion of

much time had pass

y sound of the bed

The backup generators hadn't turned on.

hammering against my ribs. Adr

didn't have the sharp, military precision of my husband

ed under the weig

trapped in my lungs. If it was an intruder, I cou

in the darkness.

uch was impossibly gentle. Fingertips, warm and calloused, trailed slowly down the curve of my

nt that clung to Adrian. This was different. It smelled o

a low voice whis

that haunted my nightmares. But the cadence was entirely different. It lacke

reathed, my v

ckle filled the silence. It was a sound of am

e murmured. "Even when I am

g a jolt of pure adrenaline through my veins. His lips br

hest to push him away. But as my fingers brush

ne, was a jagged, raised scar. A

My husband's skin was flawless.

the scar Adrian had given him during a bru

n't my husband. It was Adrian's twin brother. The man who wanted to dest

my mouth to scream, to call for t

hot out. It wrapped around my throat-not squeezing, bu

ightly against my pulse point. His voice was still gentle, but the

He knew. He knew I

ng me beneath his weight. He leaned d

e dark, "I will make sure the entire house knows what I did to

Chapter End

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“Title: The Twin's Ruin The devil I married wears my husband's face. But the monster in my bed has a different name. Seraphina Vance was once the shining star of high society. Now, she is a bird trapped in a golden cage, forced into a loveless marriage with Adrian Blackwood-a cold, cruel billionaire who uses her like a toy and locks her away behind closed doors. But Sera isn't just a helpless victim. She is a viper waiting in the grass, playing the dutiful wife to uncover the evidence that will destroy Adrian and avenge her ruined family. She expects a loveless, suffocating marriage. She doesn't expect the blackout. She doesn't expect a man to slip into her bed in the dead of night. The hands that touch her are impossibly gentle. The voice that whispers in the dark is achingly tender. But when his lips trace her skin, Sera feels a jagged scar on his collarbone. A scar her husband doesn't have. It's Julian. Adrian's identical twin brother. The rival. The enemy. The shadow. Instead of screaming, Sera plays along. She lets Julian believe she doesn't know the truth, intending to use his dark, suffocating obsession to steal his secrets and destroy them both. But Julian is not a fool. He knows exactly who he is holding. He doesn't just want her body. He wants her soul. He wants to replace his brother piece by piece, and he will stop at nothing until the woman who belongs to Adrian is screaming his name in the dark. But when Adrian returns early, the game turns deadly. Now, Sera is trapped between two identical faces. One wants to break her. The other wants to worship her. In a house full of secrets and lies, who will survive when the brothers go to war? And when the mask slips, will Sera escape the monsters... or will she fall in love with the cage? WARNING: This is a dark, psychological romance filled with identity deception, obsessive love, forbidden desires, and a heroine who fights back. Read at your own risk.”