Chapter 12: Shadows of the Past
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Lena couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being watched.
Even as she left her office that evening, her heels clicking against the marble floors of the parking garage, the weight of the note lingered in her thoughts. Someone else remembered. Someone else had lived through the same betrayal, the same heartbreak, and the same downfall.
But who?
Damien had offered to have his people investigate, but Lena knew she needed to be careful. Whoever left that note had information that could either help her—or destroy her.
She slid into the backseat of her car, her driver pulling onto the main road. The city lights blurred past, but her mind was elsewhere.
There were only a few people who had been close enough to know the details of her past life—Ethan, Victoria, a few business partners…
And one other person.
Lena’s heart clenched.
Leo Carter.
Her stepbrother.
She hadn’t thought about him in years—not after what happened. Not after he had disappeared from her life without a trace.
Could it be him?
The idea made her chest tighten. Leo had been the only person who had ever warned her about Ethan. The only person who had tried to protect her.
And she had ignored him.
A bitter taste filled her mouth. If Leo had been reborn too… did he hate her for not listening? Did he want revenge?
Her phone buzzed, pulling her from her thoughts.
Unknown Number.
She hesitated before answering. “Who is this?”
A low chuckle echoed through the line, one that sent shivers down her spine.
“I think you already know, sister.”
Lena’s breath hitched. Leo was back. And he wasn’t hiding anymore.
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