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SLEEPING NEXT TO A STRANGER

SLEEPING NEXT TO A STRANGER

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last updateLast Updated : 2025-08-10
By:  PreshBee Flare Ongoing
Language: English
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Contemporary

Hidden Identity

Second Chance

Revenge

Hate to Love

Framed for her father’s murder and betrayed by the people she loved, Nina Davies loses everything: her family, her freedom, and her identity. Left for dead in a fiery explosion, she survives but is mistaken for another woman, Lauren Hilton, a wealthy lawyer with a distant husband, Drew, and a neglected child. Given a chance to reclaim her life, Nina assumes Lauren’s identity, determined to uncover the truth and take back what was stolen.   But Drew is watching her closely. His wife was once cold and indifferent, so why is she suddenly passionate, fierce, and unlike the woman he married? As their marriage rekindles with unexpected desire, Nina finds herself torn between revenge and the man whose love she was never meant to have.   With her past threatening to expose her, Nina must play the most dangerous game of all: fooling the man who now holds her heart while uncovering the truth that could set her free, or destroy her for good.  Which would she choose? Read and find out.

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138 Chapters
CHAPTER 001
NINA."Hey Bryan, your phone is going crazy again," I muttered to myself, rolling my eyes and brushing through my damp hair.“Don’t snoop around my phone!” He snapped from the bathroom and I reared back, offended as he rushed out to grab it. “I wasn’t even.” I said with a frown as he thumbed through it then sighed in relief before turning it off. He turned to me apologetically and said, “Sorry.” Brushing my hair back, he asked, “Are you okay? You look down.”I hesitated. "Yeah… just thinking.""You’re too quiet," he said, kissing my shoulder. "Talk to me.""It’s Mom," I said finally. "I’ve been thinking about her."His brows furrowed. "Your mom? It’s been, what, years, right?"I frowned at his tone. "Yeah. But sometimes it hits like it just happened. Audrey was so little, she barely remembers her. I had to step up. For her and for Dad. He nearly lost it when Mom died."Bryan met my eyes in the mirror, wary and awkward. "You never talk about this.""Because it still hurts," I whispere
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CHAPTER 002
NINA. Dad stares at me in silence, his expression unreadable. My hands tremble slightly, but I curl them into fists, anchoring myself. Then he sighs, shaking his head, and speaks softly, "My sweet girl," and approaches me, taking my hands gently.I stiffen. "I love him, Dad. I don't care about his economic background or social status, and I…"Dad interrupts, voice firm but gentle. "You don't. But he does care about yours."I stiffen again, pulling my hands free from his grasp. "That is not true! We've spent hours, days, even months talking about these things. He's never shown an interest in my money. He loves me for myself. You have to trust me."Dad shakes his head. "I do trust you, Nina. But I will watch out for you and protect you more. That boy is not what he seems. I get the feeling there are ulterior motives behind him.""That's ridiculous." My voice rises a notch, my heart pounding in annoyance. "You don't even know him. You hardly had a complete sentence with him!""I don't w
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CHAPTER 003
NINA. The words hit me, a creeping, slow horror spreading in my stomach. I stared at him, speechless. What was there to say? The look he gave me was so angry and almost hateful. I stepped forward, hands outstretched to do what? Apologize, do something…But he took a step back from me and my heart fell to the ground. I hated disappointing him because I loved him. With a clenched jaw and no other words, he grabbed his coat and left. ——-I didn't speak to Dad for almost two weeks. He called, texted, even sent Mom by once, but I wouldn't speak to him. I wasn't ready. I was still too angry. And maybe… maybe I was scared too. Scared of what he'd say. Scared of what I'd do if I let myself forgive him. Scared that he was right. Meanwhile, my relationship with Bryan had reached rock bottom. He barely even spoke to me anymore, and when he did, it was curt, icy. It was like I was the one who got him fired. Like I was the reason his life fell apart. He no longer came home most nights, and whe
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CHAPTER 004
NINA. The drive to the police station was a nightmare, the kind where you're screaming and screaming, but no one can hear. My body was moving independently, my fuzzy flip-flops smacking the pavement as I was led away by the officers. There were onlookers. I heard some of them whispering, their glances flicking from my ridiculous pajama bottoms to my face.I wished I could scream at them. What are you gawking at? Y’all never seen a woman being arrested in nightwear?They escorted me to a cold, clinical interrogation room, the fluorescent lights overhead humming gently. I stared at the table stupidly until a detective, middle-aged, tired-looking, sat across from me."Miss Davies," he started, extending his palms wide on the tabletop.I bestowed upon him a skeptical blink. "I wish to make a telephone call to my attorney."He shook his head and scooted a tacky police station phone over in front of me. I grasped it up in shaky hands and called the number of Lauren Hilton.She answered on
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CHAPTER 005
NINA. Was I dead? I didn’t know. I was floating, drifting somewhere in nothingness, weightless, thoughtless. Time didn’t exist here. I didn’t exist here. Not until I saw a light.It flickered at first, a tiny dot on the horizon. Then it grew, shifting, extending, twisting into shapes, hues, memories. I was moving toward it, drawn like a moth to flame, like something inside me knew it.And then I was there.A tangy scent filled the air; paint. The metallic smell of acrylics and oil paints, turpentine and canvas. The air was hot, alive with laughter.I stood in the midst of a bright studio, walls smudged with smears of color, swooping abstract brushstrokes, half-finished pieces everywhere. My dad knelt beside little Audrey, both of them smothered in paint.My breath hitched.Dad.Alive. Well. Young.My heart hurting, I went closer, letting myself take everything in, the glint of joy in his eyes, the way that his smile drew lines on either side of his face, the blue smudge of pain
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CHAPTER 006
NINA.I stood before the mirror and felt awed. The reflection indicated a stranger standing at a strange facsimile of me. I reached out and touched my face and my cheekbones; this was certainly a different me. I think I looked like... Lauren Hilton."Hello, dear, are you okay?" the elderly woman's voice echoed in a soft, quiet voice.I was slow in replying to the elderly woman since I was lost in thought. "Y-y-yes, ma'am," I could hardly order my head as I turned on the tap and washed my hands, trying to clear the fog out of my brain. As I emerged from the restroom the elderly woman appeared beside me and lent me her support. She clasped my limp hands and guided me to my ward. Her welcoming eyes and smile spoke volumes of reassurance, but my mind was battling with thoughts of the strange person who looked back through the looking glass at me. "Thank you, ma'am," I said , trying to smile, yet my mind seized upon the reflection in the mirror. The elderly woman Mrs. Jenkins arranged
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CHAPTER 007
NINA.That was a brief but tense moment before the man centered his gaze at me again and exchanged another glance with the nurse. "I'll take care of that." He instructed her that he would be out shortly. The nurse assured him and went out, and he looked back at me with a forced smile that was hopefully meant to ease my nerves."Who might that be?" I managed to ask lightly. The man shrugged. "your sister ... Don't worry about it, honey. I'll handle it." I nodded, and smiled . What could she possibly want now , I mean I don't know Laurel's sister and how she behaved toward them? I had to keep the act up that much more, but anxiety was chewing me out badly. "Well, son," he told our son, "go play in the corner with the toys for a minute while Momma and I talk to this person." The little boy nodded and took off to play. The man turned to me and looked me in the eye: "I'll be right back." You just stay here ags rest okay, the man said to me .I nodded and was doing my best to act wea
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CHAPTER 008
NINA."Shh, darling, it's alright," Drew said in a soothing tone as he rubbed my frail back. That sweet voice from Drew calmed my terror-laden thoughts, and comfort filled me.As night fell, a nurse entered the ward , she took a look around the ward and eventually set her eyes on Drew. "Good afternoon, sir," she said cheerily, "This form declares you to be a discharged patient; you may leave now." She turned over to me, still sprawled on the bed, its own soft look turned toward me. "I do hope you're doing well, ma?" she crooned.I offered a weak smile barely over a whisper. "Yeah, gradually." The nurse nodded while handing discharge papers to Drew, and he helped me sit up, offering his support as I swung my legs off the bed.Taking my time with Drew's help, I stood up with a shaky feeling. Drew then placed an arm around me, "This is just to get you home and rest."He accompanied me and comforted me and cradled me in his arms, while others stood about silently; perhaps, jobs have be
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CHAPTER 009
NINA. “Noooooooo”, I screamed, this can't be happening. My eyes were still fixed on the television and the videotape of my stepmother, Carla , showcased she was facing a conference-full audience of reporters. Impressive and determined, unlike the appalling disgust I felt at that moment. "It's no longer a secret," came her voice, ringing clear and strong. "Sean and I have been in this relationship, and we are proud of it." The frenzy of questioning and camera-clicking was interrupted by Carla, for her voice broke through the sound. "The love we feel for each other can never make us feel ashamed," she said, eyes fixed on Uncle Sean next to her, holding her hand. "We are, in fact, taking it to the next level.” We're getting married soon." With gasps of air here and shouts there, the crowd erupted. It punched me in the gut and made it impossible for me to believe I was seeing my stepmom marry my uncle. What a nightmare I realized. Once the video was completed, the voice-over of th
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CHAPTER 010
NINA."No, I can't go. Who knows if it's a plan to take my life," my self-monologue wavered with a wave of fear and uncertainty in my mind. "It is not like me, and I am not up to any more temptation; I added that in silence; my heart burdened by doubt."Honey, you were going to say something?" Drew asked, coming closer with a worried expression. I faltered, deciding what to say. "Uh, hmm," I stammered while looking for the right words. "Nothing, love.""Well, have your dinner then," he smilingly said. He walked out and came back again with a tray of food on which some aroma emitted. "But what about Morel, my love?" I asked him, sounding slightly worried about our child."Morel already slept off," he said and set the tray before me.I stretch my hand to finish eating now, while the aroma of good food tempts my entire being. Drew quickly stops me, however, holding my wrist gently. "No, honey, you are just recovering, let me feed you, okay?" he whispers softly to me, his eyes having conc
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