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The Betrayal Of Her Body Against A Scoundrel

Author: IceFontana18
last update Last Updated: 2022-11-13 09:36:10

TORI WALKED towards the tall mirror after contemplating her life as Talia. Though it was dark, the moonlight helped her see her reflection. The image before her reminded Tori of the original Victoria she saw in that dream with the goddess Gaia. Tori traced her face on the reflection.

The constant nightmare brought by the original Victoria's memory scarred Tori more. Seeing the original plot rolling every night in her sleep, highlighting the original Victoria's head rolling on the plaza grounds would wake Tori like an alarm clock every dawn.

Tori knew that it was not her memory, but seeing the same wretched scenes for over a year would change a person.

For her, the life she had before and her life now as the new Victoria Rozenreff had an uncanny resemblance, a resemblance that Tori would ruin.

"You suffered betrayal as I did but that's where our similarity ended, Victoria. You gambled with a non-existent emotion called love. You clung to a myth called happiness. What you desire is your
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