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Continued...

Candles are lit across the room as soothing arrays of melodies are played over the radio. As Claudia, she neatly tucks her hair behind her ears and awaits the return of her new lover- the very man that has seemed to charm nearly every woman in Pac Heights. Suddenly she feels sick to her stomach though and she quickly lowers herself to the sofa and takes a moment to relax.

She knows deep within that it's too much for her to go on as she is...she realizes how draining it is to go on as two completely different people. There was Kimberly, who she inwardly detested and thought was weak and disgusting. And then there was Claudia, the new identity that helped her start completely over. It was a new life for her to some people- one where she could erase all the wrong acts she had committed as Kimberly.

"Damn it...how much longer can I do this?" she mutters under her breath. She understands all too well the strength that is required to hold the many secrets she has. If Braden ever found out some of these very secrets she knew it would be over in a heartbeat.

Suddenly the door opens and Braden enters with his usual charming smile.

"Hello my dear," He greets her with his sexy accent and embraces her with a hug after she stands up.

"Hi love," she replies. "I've been waiting for you to get home. How was your dinner with Emily?"

"It went well, although she seems to be testing my allegiance to her and the company."

"How so?"

"By sending me on one of her own personal missions to destroy someone's life."

""Who's life is that?" She cracks a smile, always loving to hear such dramatic affairs.

"Some woman named Diane Davison. Apparently she used to work for the company."

She instantly feels her knees go weak as Braden catches her before she falls.

"Are you alright?"

"No, Braden...I'm not."

"What's wrong? Do you know her?"

"Very well," she replies as she looks around the room in fear. She begins to feel her hands sweat and her heart is racing quickly. "I can't let you do this any longer....Not to the people I love..."

A mystified Braden looks at her as his mind begins to wander. "I think there's something you need to tell me."

"There is..." She sits down on the couch with him and looks into his eyes. "I'm not who you think I am..."

To be Continued...

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