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The Royalty Trap: How I Beat My Killer Brother

Chapter 1 

Word Count: 561    |    Released on: 23/06/2025

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her. The hospital room smelled of antiseptic and regret. The

" Derek said, his voice loud

ing smart. He though

r I' d seen in the mirror every day for the last year

born, jus

ed at the dusty stack of vinyl records in the corn

, my voice quiet. "If

thought the records held the map to a buried treasure

as w

found the map hidden in a blues album sleeve. It led me to a set of un

stuck. A payday loan company put a lien on the house, something our father had forgotten. Derek, furious a

tment. He said he was sorry.

e kill

dn't find it for months. He wa

e back at t

hallow. He reached out a weak ha

e a dry rattle. "Stick togethe

n mine, forcing them togeth

his voice full of fake emo

nitor flatlined. A long, con

ther w

ked over to the corner and picked up the

said, not even looking at me. "I'

in his eyes told me everything. He was already thinking about

ong moment, just list

thought it was worthless because o

oy. The real treasure was something else entire

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The Royalty Trap: How I Beat My Killer Brother
The Royalty Trap: How I Beat My Killer Brother
“My brother, Derek, stood smirking by our dying father' s bed, demanding the records. He thought he was outsmarting me, believing they held the map to the fortune I' d made in my first life. I just shrugged, letting him snatch what he believed was the jackpot, while I "foolishly" accepted our dilapidated, lien-ridden house. He gloated, flashing his new sports car, convinced he was a millionaire. Meanwhile, debt collectors were banging on my door, threatening to seize the property Derek thought was worthless anyway. He laughed in my face, bragging about the fake demo tapes he'd dug up and sold for a fortune. I knew he was about to crash and burn, just like last time. But the injustice still burned. In my first life, his greed and jealousy didn' t just ruin him; they led him to murder me in cold blood. I remembered every detail, every agonizing second of his betrayal. But this time, I wasn't the naive fool. This time, I' d come prepared. Because when I opened my eyes again, waking up right here, at Dad's bedside, I knew exactly what was coming – and exactly what I needed to do.”
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