The Monster You've Made

She was supposed to be the victim. So why does it feel like she's becoming the villain?
Victoria thought she had survived the worst life could throw at her-loss, betrayal, and a past she tried desperately to bury. But when she finds herself at the center of a murder investigation, accused of killing a man tied to secrets she doesn't fully understand, her carefully rebuilt world begins to crack.
The only person who can help her prove her innocence is the one she hurt the most.
Tochukwu.
Once her greatest ally... now her most dangerous obstacle.
Cold. Distant. Unforgiving.
As Victoria fights to win him back, she's forced to confront the truth she's been running from: some wounds don't heal-they evolve.
And some people don't forgive. They remember.
But when old enemies resurface and buried secrets begin clawing their way to the surface, Victoria realizes this was never just about love or redemption. It's about control.
Because someone has been watching.
Waiting. Planning.
And the closer Victoria gets to the truth...the more she begins to understand just how far she's willing to go.
To survive.
To win.
To make them all pay.
Even if it means becoming everything she once feared...

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"Tochi, please...not tonight." I said on a whisper but I'm sure he heard me.
Footsteps. Slow. Careful. Like approaching something fragile... or dangerous.
"I've given space. Years, Vicky. Years." His voice cracked-not loudly, but enough to slice. "Do you know what that felt like?"
I swallowed. Hard.
"Like I was grieving someone who was still alive." That did it.
I turned.

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