SECRETS REVEALED

The night had fallen thick over the city, cloaking its secrets in silence. But silence never lasts. Not when betrayal lingers in the air like smoke, waiting to choke someone who dared to breathe too deeply

Seinna sat in her room, the faint hum of her laptop buzzing on the desk beside her. Her fingers trembled slightly as she scrolled through the old emails she'd once ignored. One particular message, hidden under a fake name, caught her attention. Subject line: *You deserve to know the truth.*

She opened it.

Photos. Voice notes. Screenshots.

All exposing Ethan

He wasn't just her charming . He was the reason her brother had disappeared two years ago. The very same person who had sat at her table, laughed at her jokes, held her hand—he'd been feeding her lies from the beginning.

"Why didn't I see it?" she whispered, eyes burning.

Just then, a soft knock tapped at her window.

Her heart jumped.

It was him.

"Seinna, please. Let me explain,

"Ethan said, his face pale in the moonlight, eyes haunted.

She didn't speak. Not yet.

"Everything I did was to protect you," he continued. "You were never supposed to find out like this."

She crossed her arms. "Then tell me everything. No lies this time. Who are you really, Ethan?"

He stepped back, voice low. "My name's not Ethan Seinna it's Jaden.....

Silence.

And then it hit her.

Jaden was the name in the files her brother was investigating before he vanished.

Everything was connected.

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