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The Gilded Secrets

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Reads 127
Votes 8
Parts 13
Time 59m

shadowed_author14

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𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔
Fire Returned, Wildfire Followed..

Fairy tales said monsters hide under your bed. Mine wore expensive suits and perfect smiles.

She was loved, cherished... until one mistake turned her whole world upside down. Cast out by the family she once trusted and betrayed by the boy she thought would always be hers, she disappeared into a life she built from scratch-strong, independent, and carrying the weight of old wounds.

But some secrets have a way of finding you. When he comes back-engaged, restless, and searching-their lives collide. Old lies resurface, hidden truths unravel, and feelings she thought were buried stir again. In a world of wealth and power, nothing is what it seems, and every choice could cost them dearly.

Who can she trust? Who is really against her? And can love survive when the past refuses to let go?All Rights Reserved

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