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Chapter 23

Chapter 23: I’ve Got My Answers

With trembling fingers, Ruby took her phone from Rayna. She opened the anonymous chat thread, stared at it for a long moment, then began to type:

"Stay the hell out of my life. You know nothing. If you ever text me again, I’ll get my husband involved and make sure you’re caught. This is your final warning. And you should know I have nothing to worry about so you can spill whatever trash you have in your mouth, fool."

She stared at the message, hesitating for just one second more before hitting send.

The message was delivered. The typing indicator blinked for a few seconds.

Then a single response came through:

"Fuck you."

Nothing else. No threats. No taunts. Just two words, sharp and vicious.

Ruby stared at the screen, breath caught in her throat.

Rayna leaned over and read it. "Well. That’s not creepy at all."

"He didn’t deny it," Ruby whispered.

"Yeah," Rayna said slowly. "But he also didn’t say anything else. That might mean he’s rattled. You just showed him you’re not the scared little puppet he thought you were."

Ruby leaned back in the chair, feeling a cold chill run down her spine. "Or I just pissed him off."

Rayna gave a half-smile. "Same difference."

They sat in silence for a while, the tray now mostly empty between them.

"I’m scared, Rayna," Ruby admitted softly.

"I know," Rayna said. "But you’re doing good. And I’m not going anywhere."

Ruby nodded, her eyes falling once more to the phone.

was. Or if Stefan truly trusted her or was the one

over because now, she’d do

in soft golden light from the lamp on the

his ears tuned into every creak of the house. Ruby hadn’t returned yet, and though she’d said she’d be right back, the silence seemed to stretch longer than

slightly, his head resting against the headboard. The evening replayed in his mind—the conversation in the wine cellar, the way Ruby had

her that hadn’t been there before. Or maybe it had... but buried beneath

the most.

was his wife. The woman he’d promised to spend his life with. But something had shifted in her—her voice

why he’d asked Nathan to test

know. He couldn’t see her, couldn’t study her expressions or pick up on subtle physical cues. All he had

phone vibrated once

the vibration pattern. A secure line, encrypted and reserved only for a few people in his life.

Nathan called the moment the

"Nat," Stefan said calmly.

to believe this," Nathan’s voice came

straightened subtly.

she did more than reply," Nathan said, chuckling. "She told me to, and I quote, ’stay the hell out of her life’ and called me a fool. Then threatened to get her husband involved. Can you believe that? I wonder what she’d think if she found out ’her husband’ was responsible for everything," he said in

Stefan had told him of the plan on the morning after his wedding, Nathan had thought it was absurd having to test his wife like

was his best friend after all and he

was a beat of silence before Stefan let out a low exhale. His

that’s enough," Stefan said quietly. "No more texts.

other end before Nathan responded. "What answer?

Ivy," Stefan replied simply. "I now believe she’s Ivy. But like she said, just... changed

girl’s got fire. But I gotta admit—just from the tone in her message, I’d say it’s her too.

again, see her smile, get angry over little things and have him take

the first place? Why did you think she’s her twin? Have you ever had an altercation

I even did that—it sounds ridiculous now. But then when after our wedding, infact from the church... she was different. She sounded warmer. Kinder.

room. "But now, she laughs easier. She pauses to listen. She doesn’t

treating you better and is more considerate of your feelings now,

face. "It sounds stupid when

tone shifts. So when those changed, your brain screamed foul play." Nathan’s tone softened. "But have you considered that

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