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"I can't be pregnant for my uncle!" I muttered under my breath, staring at the results in a state of incredulity. 

Skylar has life's struggles all put into one burden on her young shoulders: the fight to balance school and work, to help with her mom under her uncle's hard rule. Life spirals right at the turn of one weird incident that humiliates her, costs her her job when it is discovered she is pregnant.

Then, when it feels like Skylar's world is falling apart, her mother remarries a very wealthy man whose twin sons immediately complicate her life. One has quietly watched her every move, while the other suddenly comes to her rescue, finding her torn between gratitude and suspicion.

As secrets unravel and hidden agendas finally surface, Skylar must manage a world of deceit, temptation, and betrayal. Can she find the way to retrieve her life, or is the danger too much to bear in this new family?

Lurk Color

The cold breeze off the water hit me the moment I stepped onto the pier. It smelled of salt and decay, the kind of scent that clings to your clothes for days. My heart was pounding so hard I swore it echoed louder than my footsteps on the creaky wooden planks.

"Alright, Skylar," I growled, clinching my fist. "You've got this. One meeting, grab the intel and get out. Simple."

Only none of this was simple: not the ambiguous note I found on my apartment doorstep, not the demands to be here at midnight alone, and definitely not this prickling sensation crawling up my spine that somebody was watching me.

A figure emerged from the shadows up ahead, standing beneath a dimly flickering streetlamp. They were bundled in a trench coat, the collar pulled up high, and a fedora dipped low over their face. Classic noir mystery vibe-except this wasn't a movie, it was my life, and I had no guarantee it wouldn't end right here.

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