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RavenWhen I woke up, the first thing I noticed was that Clark wasn’t lying next to me. The spot where he had been was now cold, and for a brief moment, a wave of panic hit me. I sat up quickly, looking around the room, trying to make sense of my surroundings.And then I remembered.The night. The condo. The conversation. And the way I’d allowed myself to rest next to him, drawn in by something I couldn’t explain.I sighed heavily, running a hand through my hair before getting out of bed. I couldn’t let myself linger on the details. It was one night, nothing more. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that something had shifted between us. Maybe in him, maybe in me. I wasn’t sure yet.After quickly freshening up, I made my way downstairs, hoping to leave without further interaction, but as I turned the corner into the kitchen, I found Clark there, flipping pancakes in a skillet, looking far too casual and domestic for someone who had spent the previous night completely wasted.“Morning,” h
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RavenI stood at the top of the stairs, ready to head out for lunch with Ava, when I heard Lila call my name from behind me. I turned around, inwardly groaning. I wasn’t in the mood for her. After everything with Emerson and the confrontation this morning, I needed space, not more drama.“What do you want, Lila?” I asked, my voice flat. I wasn’t going to pretend to be friendly, not with her.Lila approached me hesitantly, wringing her hands together as if she was trying to gather the courage to speak. “I just wanted to talk… to apologize if I’ve done anything wrong,” she began, her voice soft.I stared at her, my patience wearing thin. Was she really going to pretend like nothing was wrong? Like she hadn’t been sleeping with my husband behind my back? I could feel the anger simmering just beneath the surface, but I forced myself to stay calm. She didn’t know that I knew, and I wasn’t about to give her the satisfaction of seeing me break.“Apologize for what?” I asked, raising an eyebr
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RavenAva led me to the outskirts of town, to a place I never even knew existed. The roads twisted and turned, surrounded by thick forests that swallowed the sunlight. We were deep in the wilderness by the time she finally stopped the car. The building in front of us was nothing more than a run-down cabin, hidden from plain sight. Ava stepped out, gesturing for me to follow.“This is it,” she said, her voice steady. “No one knows about this place except for a select few. It’s our secret hideout from now on. Somewhere we can meet, strategize, and stay off anyone’s radar.”I hesitated for a moment, taking in the eerie isolation of the cabin. It seemed like the perfect spot for our clandestine meetings—remote, untraceable, the kind of place where plans could be made in the shadows. I followed Ava inside, the old wooden floors creaking beneath my feet.The interior was simple, almost bare. A small kitchen, a couple of chairs, and a table scattered with papers. It wasn’t much, but it had a
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RavenI returned home exhausted, my limbs heavy from the long hours spent with Ava. My mind was buzzing with everything we had discussed, the plans we had set into motion, and the secrets she hinted at but didn’t fully reveal. A deep exhaustion sat in my bones, but it wasn’t just physical. The weight of it was more than that—it was emotional, a weariness from the constant double lives I had to live, playing the role of the dutiful wife while secretly plotting the downfall of my husband.As I stepped into the house, I noticed the unusual stillness. It was quiet, too quiet. No sounds of conversation, no clatter of dishes from the kitchen. I figured dinner had already ended, and I’d missed it. Not that I minded. The last thing I wanted was to sit at the table with Emerson, pretending that everything was fine, while Lila hovered nearby, playing the part of the innocent best friend. Just the thought of it twisted my stomach.I slipped out of my shoes and made my way to the kitchen, hoping
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LilaI couldn’t stop pacing. My feet moved across the room, over and over again, as my mind spun in circles. What had gotten into Raven? Every time I tried to talk to her, she looked at me like she didn’t even know me. And the worst part? I didn’t know if she knew.If she knew about Emerson and me.The thought sent a chill down my spine, my nerves fraying at the edges. She had to know something, didn’t she? The way she looked at me now, with that cold, distant gaze, so unlike the warm friendship we once had. Every time I saw her, I felt like I was walking on thin ice, as if one wrong move would crack the surface, and everything I had been trying to build with Emerson would collapse.I gritted my teeth, my fists clenching at my sides. No, I couldn’t think like that. I’d worked too hard, too carefully to let my plans fall apart now. Emerson and I… we were meant to be together. He just didn’t realize it yet.At first, it had seemed so simple. I would stay close to Emerson, comfort him wh
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LilaThe rest of the day was nothing short of miserable. I couldn’t stop thinking about Raven’s cold dismissal during lunch, the way she barely looked at me before walking out. Something about her attitude had shifted drastically, and it left me feeling uneasy. But I wasn’t going to let her keep throwing me off balance.I needed a way to calm myself, to take control again. And I knew exactly how to do that.Emerson.He was my anchor, my source of pleasure and comfort. Whenever things felt like they were spiraling, he was there to ground me. And tonight, I needed him more than ever. If I could just feel his arms around me, remind him of what we had, I’d be able to shove this growing anxiety out of my mind. With Raven acting like she didn’t care about him, I had to be the one to soothe his frustrations.I spent a few minutes freshening up in the bathroom, smoothing my hair and reapplying some lipstick. By the time I was finished, I felt a new surge of determination. Emerson was mine, an
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Lila The morning sun filtered through the curtains as I slipped out of bed, my stomach tight with nerves and anticipation. Today had to go well. I couldn’t afford any more setbacks. Emerson had been avoiding me like the plague lately, and Raven… she was more distant than ever, even though she was in our faces every day. I could feel something shifting, something dangerous in the air, but I had to stay focused. One wrong move, and everything I had been working toward could collapse.As I stepped into the kitchen, I put on my best smile. The smell of freshly brewed coffee filled the room, and Raven sat at the table, scrolling through her phone, while Emerson sat across from her, staring into his mug like it held all the answers to his problems. The tension in the air was palpable, but I wasn’t going to let it get to me. Not today.“Good morning!” I chirped, forcing a cheerful tone as I pulled out a chair.Neither of them looked up. Raven continued to tap away on her phone, and Emerson,
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LilaThe plane engines hummed steadily as we took off, lifting into the sky, and I glanced over at Emerson. He sat beside me, eyes closed, fingers drumming lightly on the armrest, exuding his usual calm but distant demeanor. I’d spent the past few days meticulously preparing for this trip, knowing this was my chance to execute my plan, and here I was, sitting next to him, the moment finally arriving.“Excited for the trip?” I asked, keeping my tone light and conversational.He opened one eye and looked at me for a moment before responding. “It’s work, Lila. I wouldn’t exactly call that exciting.”I smiled, leaning back in my seat. “Well, it’s an important deal for the company. I’m sure we’ll make a good team.”He gave a noncommittal grunt and turned his attention to the file in front of him, signaling the end of the conversation. Typical Emerson—cold, detached, always focused on business. I’d expected this, of course. It was why I had to play this trip so carefully. If I pushed too ha
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RavenThe cold wind cut across the bridge, lashing against my coat as I stepped onto the steel framework. The city lights glittered below, blurring against the river like fractured glass. Ten o’clock on the dot, just as the message instructed. No sign of anyone.I hated how my breath came faster. I hated that my heart jumped at every sound. But most of all, I hated that I hadn’t told Ava or even Clark about this meeting’s true risk.They would’ve tried to stop me. But this… this was mine to finish.Footsteps echoed from the far side of the bridge. I shifted, hand near the hidden blade in my boot.Then he stepped out of the shadows.Marcus Greer.No disguise. No mask. Just the man behind it all, his smile easy and calculated, like he already knew the ending to this story.“Raven,” he said, like we were old friends catching up instead of mortal enemies.“You’re bold to come alone,” I replied.“I’m impressed you did.”I didn’t respond. My fingers twitched near the knife.Marcus walked cl
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RavenThe morning after the event, the city was ablaze with speculation. Headlines painted Emerson and Lila as corporate criminals, parasites leeching off a legacy they didn’t deserve. My plan had worked better than I imagined—precisely orchestrated chaos. But even with their reputations unraveling, I couldn’t shake the growing dread clawing at my chest.Marcus was out there.And worse—he was quiet.It’s the silence that comes after the scream you should fear most. The inhale before the blow. That was Marcus’s specialty: not the obvious attack, but the one you never saw coming.I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of my apartment, watching the skyline shift behind a veil of gray clouds. A soft knock came from the door. Ava let herself in without waiting.“He’s not in any of his usual places,” she said, dropping a file on the table. “His old contacts are either lying low or pretending they never knew him.”I didn’t turn around. “He won’t use old routes. He knows we’d be watching.”“H
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Raven The storm I had been building for months had finally broken. But it wasn’t unfolding the way I’d planned.Instead of standing alone at the center of my vengeance, victorious, I was flanked by ghosts—Clark, burdened by the weight of guilt and regret, and Marcus, the puppet master I’d failed to see until it was almost too late. And somewhere in the crowd, Emerson and Lila were watching this unravel with barely-concealed dread. They were no longer my only targets. But they were still part of the game.I stepped down from the stage as murmurs escalated to chaos. Some people were pulling up files on their phones, others whispering frantically to one another. The room was becoming a minefield of shifting alliances and crumbling trust. I could feel Marcus’s eyes boring into my back like daggers.Ava moved beside me like a shadow, calm and sharp.“It’s done,” she said. “The media has the full dossier. Within the hour, this entire room is going to be scorched earth.”I exhaled slowly, b
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RavenI stood frozen at the edge of the stage as Marcus’s words thundered through the room like a bomb detonating in slow motion. The folder he handed over looked far too familiar—my reports, my emails, but twisted, doctored, and manipulated to look like I had been undermining the company from the inside. My breath caught in my throat.This was supposed to be my moment. The culmination of months of work, suffering, loss. I had been seconds away from exposing Emerson and Lila, from burning their empire to the ground. And now, in front of the same crowd I meant to dismantle, I was being painted as the villain.Clark was still at the entrance, halfway in the shadows. I saw the panic flicker across his face. I didn’t know if it was guilt, desperation, or something else. But I couldn’t focus on him—not now. I locked eyes with Ava, and she immediately stepped forward, eyes scanning the scene with the sharpness of a strategist.“Stall them,” I mouthed to her.She nodded and moved toward the
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RavenMy heart felt like it was cracking apart, piece by jagged piece, as I stormed out of the room, my breath coming in sharp, uneven bursts. I couldn’t see straight, couldn’t think straight. Clark. Of all people, Clark—the one person I had let my guard down around, the one person I thought might be different from the rest. He was the reason my sister was dead. The reason my life had turned into this hollow, vengeful existence. And I had trusted him. Loved him.The memory of his confession replayed in my mind, over and over like a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. His voice had been tight with guilt, his eyes filled with the kind of regret that made me want to scream. But it didn’t matter. No amount of remorse could fix what had been done. No amount of love could change the fact that he had killed her. I wanted to hate him. I wanted to bury the feelings I had for him so deep that they would never surface again. But the truth was, I was torn apart inside.I stumbled into the nearest
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RavenStanding at the edge of the stage, I could feel every nerve in my body humming with anticipation. Tonight was the night. The night I would finally expose Emerson and Lila for the corrupt, scheming monsters they were. Every second had been building to this moment, every sleepless night, every carefully calculated move. And now, it was all about to come crashing down.The crowd in the room shifted restlessly, the low murmur of voices blending with the soft clinking of champagne glasses. I scanned the faces before me, knowing that among them were my enemies, my allies, and those who would fall once this was over. My stomach twisted, but I forced the feeling down, locking it in the pit where I stored all the rage, all the betrayal. I couldn’t afford to feel anything else right now.I glanced over to the side of the stage and caught sight of Emerson, standing tall and smug, his arm casually slung around Lila’s waist. They looked like the perfect power couple—the corporate king and qu
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ClarkThe phone rang once, twice, and I could feel my pulse pounding in my throat. I wasn’t sure what I’d say once Raven picked up. I had no plan for this, no clever way to make her understand that everything I’d done—even the worst of it—had been a mistake I was tricked into. How could I even explain that?But then the ringing stopped, and for a second, I thought she’d hung up without answering. I almost dropped the phone in my surprise when I heard her voice.“What do you want, Clark?” Her voice was cold, detached, like I wasn’t even worth her time.I swallowed hard, trying to push past the knot of guilt in my throat. “Raven, I need to talk to you.”She scoffed, and the sound hit me like a punch to the gut. “We don’t have anything left to talk about.”She was right. I had lied to her. Kept the truth from her about the hit-and-run, about the night her world shattered. But I couldn’t let her walk into Marcus’s trap without at least trying to warn her.“I know you hate me right now, an
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ClarkThe weight of my plan settled in my chest as I walked out of my apartment, my footsteps feeling heavier with every step. Setting a trap for Marcus wasn’t just about taking him down. It was about protecting Raven. It was about fixing the mistakes I had made—about making sure she didn’t fall into the trap he had laid out for her.I couldn’t shake the feeling that danger was creeping closer. Marcus had been too quiet these last few days, which was never a good sign. Someone like him didn’t stay quiet unless they were plotting something bigger, and my gut told me that he was planning to make his move at the upcoming business event. The same event where Raven had planned her grand reveal against Emerson and Lila.The problem was, I didn’t know how deep Marcus’s play went. All I knew was that it was dangerous, and that if I didn’t stop him, Raven would end up taking the fall. Marcus had always been a master manipulator, and he knew how to twist every situation to his advantage. If I d
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ClarkAfter confronting Marcus, my mind was spinning. The weight of everything I had learned sat heavy in my chest, and the truth felt like a ticking time bomb. I couldn’t do this alone. Marcus had too much power, too much influence, and I was just one person—one deeply flawed, guilt-ridden person. If I was going to expose him, I needed help.The first thing I did was reach out to some of the people I thought I could trust in the company, starting with those I had worked closely with over the years. Some of them had been loyal to Emerson and the pack, or at least that’s what I had assumed. I called a few of them in for quiet meetings, avoiding too much attention. But each time, the result was the same.“He’s too powerful, Clark.”“I’ve got a family to think about.”“Marcus has connections everywhere. If you go after him, it’ll be career suicide for all of us.”The excuses kept piling up, and I could see the fear in their eyes. Marcus had wrapped his hands around every throat in this o
