A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

“There are no secrets that stay buried forever. Remember that.”

Know yourself and your enemy, and you’ll never lose a battle. The day Alessia left the Tate estate, she’d ordered her people to dig up everything there was to know about Ileana. While she still hadn’t figured out how Ileana had learned the truth about her origins, she’d uncovered plenty of other things.

“All these years, and you haven’t changed one bit, have you?” Same tired tricks. Same vicious heart.

“Alessia, if you lay a hand on me, the Tate family won’t let you walk away from this.” Even now, Ileana tried to feign composure, but Alessia was done playing along. In a flash, she seized Ileana by the throat and hauled her off her feet.

The sudden drop made Ileana’s eyes go wide with panic. With just a faint push, Alessia could send her tumbling over the balcony railing.

Paralyzed by instinctive fear, Ileana froze, a cold sweat breaking out across her brow. Shé clawed desperately at Alessia’s wrist, her face turning crimson as her breath grew thin.

“Alessia…this is…murder…” Ileana forced the words out, each one scraped from the

back of her throat.

“Murder? Feeling powerless, are you?” Alessia scoffed, unmoved. She tightened her grip and dragged Ileana even closer to the edge.

struggling weakly, but Alessia only squeezed harder. Ileana’s eyes rolled back, her grip

the darkness. She risked everything to e darkness.

and Ileana gasped, gulping for air

you over right now, would that set

In that instant, she truly believed Alessia might let her fall. The realization that her life

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else’s grasp left her utterly limp,

person like this would never feel remorse. Anyone who stood in her way would

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her neck, the tension cracking in her

this is your last chance. When did

the answer changed anything or not, Alessia needed to

“Let me go…”