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The Hidden Heiress: Tangled with Two Billionaire Kings

The Hidden Heiress: Tangled with Two Billionaire Kings

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Chapter 1 Vanishing Act

Word Count: 1112    |    Released on: 13/08/2025

drumming against the cracked windows of the old Miami penthous

forged scholarship letter I'd spent every cent I had to acquire. My heart thudded so hard I could feel it

ng not to make noise. My sneakers squeaked against the water pooling on the

or K

smiled while tearing apart the last scraps of my family's business. The man who'd sto

if it wanted to live or die. Outside, the streetlights were blurred ha

dling at the corner

ss the street. The driver barely glanced at my ticket before waving me inside.

gainst my side like I could hide my whole life in its worn leath

ling Academy.

lls of the elite, learn enough to vanish into the

d less than an ho

. Then, the smell - expensive cologne laced wi

ice murmured

d froze

ned s

coat. His hair was slicked back, his expression calm - too calm. His eyes, pale a

softly. "But you're stil

name's Marina Vale," I said, the

es. "You can change the name, little

but Victor didn't move. He leaned in, his

lood will always

me one last unreadable lo

he distance. My hands were shaking so badly I nearly dropped my phon

wn nu

here you'

ne off and shoved

seat felt smaller now, the air tighter. Eve

ading into the sound of rain, Victor's cold eyes staring throu

-

into the terminal the next morning. The air was cold and damp,

, sleek, a private driver in a suit holding a sign

and glass, gold-trimmed awnings, streets slick with rain. Every turn felt like

e, and wide stone steps led up to gleaming glass doors. Inside, the lobby was all mar

dorm key, and was just about to escape

ded wit

ll was warm.

n carved out of shadow and steel. Dark suit, darker tie, jaw like a blade. H

aid, voice deep, smooth, and as

ping back, but he caught m

ading a document no one else could se

oice cut in - lighter, warmer, t

rawled. "You'r

against the marble banister. This one was all easy smiles and tousled dark ha

o me," Damia

's grin widened at my confusion. "Adrian Ster

h twisted

mall smile.

a sharpness behind the charm. "

s gaze lingered as I slippe

exhaled for the first ti

me as the empire I'd been

d both no

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1 Chapter 1 Vanishing Act2 Chapter 2 Collision Course3 Chapter 3 City Shadows4 Chapter 4 Whispers of the Founder5 Chapter 5 Shadows and Champagne6 Chapter 6 Velvet Lies7 Chapter 7 The Dance Beneath the Diamonds8 Chapter 8 Weekend at the Sterling Estate9 Chapter 9 Snowbound Hearts10 Chapter 10 The Night the Line Blurred11 Chapter 11 Breaking the Ice12 Chapter 12 The Almost Kiss13 Chapter 13 Adrian's Reckless Promise14 Chapter 14 A Kiss in the Quiet15 Chapter 15 Adrian's Accusation16 Chapter 16 A City Made for Two17 Chapter 17 Adrian's Midnight Recklessness18 Chapter 18 Fractures at Dawn19 Chapter 19 A Gala of Secrets20 Chapter 20 Brothers at War21 Chapter 21 Torn Between Fire and Ice22 Chapter 22 A Dangerous Promise23 Chapter 23 The Ice Cracks24 Chapter 24 When Brothers Collide25 Chapter 25 Running from Fire and Ice26 Chapter 26 Shattered Choices27 Chapter 27 Whispers of Forever28 Chapter 28 Stolen Moments29 Chapter 29 Between His Arms and His Eyes30 Chapter 30 In His Arms Tonight31 Chapter 31 The Morning After32 Chapter 32 A Heart in Two Hands33 Chapter 33 The Weight of His Silence34 Chapter 34 Fire Against Forever35 Chapter 35 The Silent Claim36 Chapter 36 Kiss Me Into Tomorrow37 Chapter 37 When Fire Finds the Dawn38 Chapter 38 Stolen Hours39 Chapter 39 A Forever Written in Silence40 Chapter 40 A Fire That Waits41 Chapter 41 Where Forever Waits42 Chapter 42 The Weight of Choosing43 Chapter 43 The Fire I Cannot Refuse44 Chapter 44 A Forever That Fights Back45 Chapter 45 The Fire That Refuses to Fade46 Chapter 46 The Weight of a Heart47 Chapter 47 The Shape of Forever48 Chapter 48 Between Fire and Forever49 Chapter 49 The Heart's Betrayal50 Chapter 50 A Night of Fire51 Chapter 51 The Morning After Fire ‎52 Chapter 52 The Silence Between Us53 Chapter 53 A Choice Too Heavy54 Chapter 54 What the Silence Holds55 Chapter 55 When Forever and Fire Collide56 Chapter 56 What Forever Demands57 Chapter 57 The Weight of Two Worlds58 Chapter 58 The Echo of Every Choice59 Chapter 59 The Truth Between Shadows60 Chapter 60 Between Fire and Forever61 Chapter 61 The Silence That Hurts62 Chapter 62 The Breaking Point of Silence63 Chapter 63 The Weight of Every Breath64 Chapter 64 The Day the World Saw65 Chapter 65 Whispers Turn to Storms66 Chapter 66 The Weight of Their Worlds67 Chapter 67 Into the Fire of the World68 Chapter 68 When the Cameras Found Me69 Chapter 69 The World Divides70 Chapter 70 Under the Same Spotlight