Her Fiance's Betrayal, Her Brother's Sword

Her Fiance's Betrayal, Her Brother's Sword

Jill Frevert

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Jack Miller, my big brother and the powerful head of Miller Corp, was presenting university scholarships, a yearly family tradition. He made a simple comment to a young student, Sarah Vance, noting she shared my exact birthday – same day, month, year, even the hour. It was a throwaway line, but for Sarah, it became a spark, igniting a terrifying delusion. In my first life, that delusion grew into a monstrous lie: she convinced herself she was the true Miller heiress, inexplicably switched at birth. That monstrous lie led directly to my murder. I can still feel the damp chill of the abandoned warehouse, Sarah's eyes blazing with feverish triumph, the faces of the two hired thugs, Spike and Knuckles. But nothing cut deeper than seeing Ethan Hayes, my own fiancé, standing by, watching it all unfold. "She deserves it," Ethan had said, his voice devoid of emotion. "For everything she took from you, Sarah." The utter betrayal was a punch to the gut. Liam Hayes, Ethan' s gentle cousin, tried to intervene, but they easily overpowered him. Then, the dark, churning water of the river enveloped my head, Liam struggling beside me before falling still himself. How could this happen? How could I be killed for a fictional claim, abandoned by the man I loved? Darkness. Until now. I jolted awake, gasping, my eyes snapping open to the familiar, faded floral wallpaper. It was the same dusty smell, the exact same day. The day of the kidnapping. I was back. Reborn. My heart hammered, a frantic drum against my ribs. This second chance wouldn't be wasted. I wouldn't be their victim again. This time, I would fight back.

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Jack Miller, my big brother and the powerful head of Miller Corp, was presenting university scholarships, a yearly family tradition.

He made a simple comment to a young student, Sarah Vance, noting she shared my exact birthday – same day, month, year, even the hour.

It was a throwaway line, but for Sarah, it became a spark, igniting a terrifying delusion.

In my first life, that delusion grew into a monstrous lie: she convinced herself she was the true Miller heiress, inexplicably switched at birth.

That monstrous lie led directly to my murder.

I can still feel the damp chill of the abandoned warehouse, Sarah's eyes blazing with feverish triumph, the faces of the two hired thugs, Spike and Knuckles.

But nothing cut deeper than seeing Ethan Hayes, my own fiancé, standing by, watching it all unfold.

"She deserves it," Ethan had said, his voice devoid of emotion. "For everything she took from you, Sarah."

The utter betrayal was a punch to the gut.

Liam Hayes, Ethan' s gentle cousin, tried to intervene, but they easily overpowered him.

Then, the dark, churning water of the river enveloped my head, Liam struggling beside me before falling still himself.

How could this happen? How could I be killed for a fictional claim, abandoned by the man I loved?

Darkness.

Until now.

I jolted awake, gasping, my eyes snapping open to the familiar, faded floral wallpaper.

It was the same dusty smell, the exact same day.

The day of the kidnapping.

I was back.

Reborn.

My heart hammered, a frantic drum against my ribs.

This second chance wouldn't be wasted.

I wouldn't be their victim again.

This time, I would fight back.

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