THE HIDDEN RIVAL

Author: marycynthiaposh

Chapter 1 PROLUGUE

Word Count: 659 | Released on: 28/07/2025

blouse, my voice trembling. I wasn't stupid. I knew if she crossed that door tonight, she wouldn'

, then turned to me. Her eyes were wide, terrified .... not the usual cool, composed woman who used to take me on private jets to Milan or gave me strict etiquette l

into my eyes. "Baby, listen to me," she whispered, her voice cracking. "No matt

issed my forehead.. soft, lingering, then gave me the light pat on my head

the wardrobe door, c

s, trying to hold in my breathing. The silence outside wasn't comfor

hrough the air like it h

fro

no,

er. My parents were deep in the mafia. That's why we were filthy rich. That's why we had bod

hat the gunshot meant somethin

s heavy boots stomped across the marble floor. T

ng rival is still here. Maybe th

craping on pavement. I memorized it. Etched it int

y stopped. My lungs were burning, but I didn't dare e

, the footsteps retreat

wai

. My bare feet made no sound on the polished floor as I tiptoed thr

living room a

lood was spreading across the pristine white tiles. My mom's hand wa

idn'

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car, every tattoo, every smug, car

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ill meet in hell

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“They thought he was just another runaway. They never knew she was a storm waiting to rise. After the tragic death of her parents, Alex a girl mistaken for a boy all her life was one step away from being dumped into a foster home. But instead of surrendering to the system, she ran. That night on the streets, she didn't find safety. She found the mafia. Dragged into the brutal underground world of Vegas, Alex was forced to train like a soldier, live like a ghost, and survive like a killer. No one ever questioned her identity not when she could fight better, bleed harder, and keep her mouth shut longer than anyone else. They called her a boy. She didn't correct them. Not when being seen as male was the only thing keeping her alive. Sent to Base Two, the deadliest tier of training, Alex learned to fight, spy, kill and to hide her real self behind layers of silence, steel, and scars. Years later, she walks the streets of New York, not as the scared runaway girl from the past, but as The Rival. A faceless vigilante by night. A silent infiltrator by day. And a weapon forged for one purpose: revenge. Alex isn't just hunting criminals. She's chasing the truth behind her father's deathand every masked figure connected to it. But the deeper she digs, the more twisted the game becomes. Hidden enemies, familiar faces, and a web of betrayal that leads right back to the organization that made her. How long can she keep the mask on... before her real identity shatters everything?”