Victory in Obscurity

, pooled near my mouth, tasting of iron. In the distance, I could hea

nd. Gene

ing the dim torchlight of the dungeon. His face, o

k of his hand had moments before. "Your maid, Bethany, ha

ded. Her suicide had been his excuse. Her death was the reason he now tortured me, his wife, accusing me

y head, grinding my face into the filt

ised, his voice low and final. "A

alone and broken, my last br

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luxurious bridal suite. A cloud of white silk and lace surrounded me. My hai

s my wed

hey weren't a dream. They were real. The cold floor, the metallic taste of

I was also the woman who had died in that dungeon. I had be

tic tech CEO, a titan of industry. But I knew the soul hidden beneath

y last, she was the maid who betrayed me. I knew, with a certain

Are you

government official, a woman of immense strength and influence. In my past life, I ha

lled out, my voice

thought I loved, and build a future. But the past had returned, a brut

lk train whispering behind me. I could hear

are you sure about this? Marrying Amelia..

ow murmur. "Bethan

f you with her," she whimpered. "

s. The exact

furious. I had confronted them. My hysteria, my accusations, had

roze on the doorknob

coming, that had already happened a lifetime ago. The sounds o

ere would be no screaming match

away from

served with me in the special forces, stood a few feet away

everythin

id, my voice devoid of emotion. "P

sed. "Leaving? Bu

ted flatly. I walked past hi

he memory of the dungeon flashed in my mind again. The feeling of helplessnes

ere, and no one wil

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