The Hidden Heiress: Tangled with Two Billionaire Kings

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

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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

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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

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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

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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