‘You Don’t Get to Make the Rules Anymore.’ — Because Her Sister Was Too Afraid to Stay, an Intelligence Officer Switched Places With Her Identical Twin, Let Him Reveal Everything, and Ended His Control for Good

Thomas didn’t announce himself. He never did. He dropped his keys where they landed and moved through the hallway with ownership rather than presence.

“Did you forget again?” he called out, irritation already warming his voice. “I asked you to handle dinner.”

Claire stood in the kitchen, her reflection steady in the darkened window.

“No,” she said evenly. “I didn’t forget.”

Thomas turned the corner and stopped.

Something in her posture unsettled him before he understood why. She wasn’t shrinking. She wasn’t apologizing with her eyes.

“What’s wrong with you?” he asked, narrowing his gaze. “Why are you staring like that?”

“I’m listening,” Claire replied.

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