Sins of the Second Life
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Luna Bkackwood {Fl bff past life}
(leaning back in the passenger seat, smirking) So… you’re a dark romance reader, right? Tell me—what’s your type, Serena? What kind of men make your heart race in those books?
Serena Meadows {Fl Past life}
(grinning, one hand on the wheel, the other drumming impatiently) Ohhh… you know me too well. Tall, dangerous, a little brooding… someone who could kill anyone trying to touch me, but still… irresistible.
Luna Bkackwood {Fl bff past life}
(tilts her head, teasing) Oooh… so the “I’ll ruin your life but you’ll secretly love me” type?
Serena Meadows {Fl Past life}
(laughs, flicking her hair over her shoulder) Bingo. Dark, commanding… maybe a little shameless too, just enough to keep things interesting.
Luna Bkackwood {Fl bff past life}
(crosses arms, smirking) And muscles? Abs? Dangerous aura? Because you definitely wouldn’t settle for less.
Serena Meadows {Fl Past life}
(grinning wickedly) Of course. The stronger, the better. Can fight, can protect… and yes… half-naked works too.
Luna Bkackwood {Fl bff past life}
(laughs softly, nudging Serena) Shameless as always. And me? I like them brooding, lethal… controlled chaos. But… good-looking enough that I want to survive him.
Serena Meadows {Fl Past life}
(grinning, leaning back) Dangerous, hot, impossible to resist… and probably completely ours to tease.
The road stretched empty ahead, sunlight glinting off the asphalt. Serena laughed, gripping the steering wheel, hair whipping in the wind.
Suddenly, from the opposite lane, a massive truck appeared, barreling toward them, tires squealing on the asphalt, horn blaring.
Luna Bkackwood {Fl bff past life}
(eyes widening, panicking)
Metal twists, the car skids violently, glass shatters as the truck slams into their side. The world spins, screams fill the air, then… black.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(eyes snap open, gasping, heartbeat racing) …What… where am I?!
She blinks rapidly, taking in her surroundings. No car. No road. No familiar street. Only marble floors, golden chandeliers, sunlight streaming through tall windows.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(clutching her head, stumbling to her feet) …Okay… think. Think! Where am I? What… what is this place?
She steps cautiously forward, testing the floors, looking around the huge, unfamiliar room.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(voice low, muttering to herself) …Not my car… not my street… not even my world.
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Serena De Luca {FL}
(voice low, muttering to herself) …Not my car… not my street… not even my world.
Her senses sharpen—muscles feel tense, reflexes instinctive. She tests a door, it opens smoothly into a long hallway. She edges forward, listening for any sound.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(whispering, scanning the room) …Is anyone here? Hello?
From the other side, a faint groan echoes.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(eyes widening, heart skipping) …LUNA???
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(turning, eyes wide, voice shaky) SERENA???
They collide in a tight hug, holding onto each other like anchors in this strange new world.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(pulling back slightly, still holding Luna’s arms) Okay… tell me. Where… where the hell are we?
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(shaking her head, panicked) I… I have no idea. One second we were in the car… and now… this?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(gritting her teeth) This isn’t real. It can’t be. Tell me you know something.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(shaking her head again) Nope. I’m as lost as you.
Suddenly, a gentle, warm voice floats down the hallway.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(entering with a bright, loving smile) Good morning, sweeties! Did you sleep well?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(turning slowly, confused) Uh… good morning?
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(frowning, looking around) Yeah… morning. But… who are you? And where are we?
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(pausing, tilting her head, smile softening) What do you mean, who am I?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(exchanging a look with Luna) I mean… exactly that? We just woke up here. We don’t even know this place.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(nervous laugh) Yeah, and… sorry if this sounds rude, but we’ve never seen you before.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(eyes widening in shock, hand flying to her chest) Oh dear… you really don’t remember?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(hesitant) Remember… what exactly?
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(steps closer, worry flashing in her eyes) Sweeties… I’m your mother-in-law.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(in perfect sync, eyes wide) …OUR WHAT?!
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(in perfect sync, eyes wide) …OUR WHAT?!
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(soft chuckle, still concerned) My daughters-in-law. You’re both married—to my sons.
There’s a long, frozen silence.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(turns slowly to Luna, whispering) Did she just say married?
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(blank stare) I think she did.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(muttering) …To her sons?
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(half-panicking) We don’t even have boyfriends!
Serena De Luca {FL}
(blinking, whispering) She’s serious?
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(frowning, pulling out her phone, voice suddenly sharp) Something’s not right. Doctor! Get here in two minutes. I don’t care what you’re doing—two minutes, or I’ll come drag you myself!
(To the doctor on the phone)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
Somehow we got the scary kind of rich family.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(turning back to them, gentle again) It’s okay, sweethearts. Just sit down. We’ll fix this, I promise.
Serena and Luna exchange another stunned look, both silently screaming:
Serena De Luca {FL}
(whispering) Luna… we died, didn’t we?
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(under her breath) …And somehow ended up married.
The doctor finally leaves, muttering something about rest and “mental shock.” The mother-in-law sits beside the girls with a soft, loving smile. Serena and Luna sit awkwardly, side-eyeing the golden chandelier like it personally caused their deaths.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(gently) I know it’s confusing right now, my darlings… but you’re safe. You’re home.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(forcing a smile) Home? Yeah, totally. Just one tiny question… whose home is this exactly?
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(crosses arms) Yeah, because last I checked, my home had mismatched mugs and leaky ceilings.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(laughs softly) Oh, you girls and your jokes! You both live here, with your husbands.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(in unison) Husbands?!
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(in unison) Husbands?!
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(nodding proudly) Yes, my sons. The De Luca men.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(staring blankly) ...Sorry, what did you just say?
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(smiling) You’re the wives of the De Luca brothers.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(blinking) You mean, like… actual Mafia De Luca?
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(tilting her head innocently) Mafia? Oh no, sweetheart—just businessmen.
(Serena’s eye twitches. Luna whispers under her breath.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
Yeah. Businessmen who carry guns instead of briefcases.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(nervously laughing) Just curious, um… what are your sons’ names?
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(fondly, without hesitation) Lucien… and Rafael.
(A heavy silence drops. Serena freezes mid-breath. Luna looks at her suspiciously.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
Serena? You look like you’ve seen a ghost
Serena De Luca {FL}
(slowly turning to her, eyes wide) Luna… we have.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(confused) What are you talking about—
Serena De Luca {FL}
(grabs Luna’s arm, whispering harshly) Lucien and Rafael De Luca… they’re from my novel.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(blinks) Your what now?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(panicking in whisper) The book! The one I wrote—remember Crimson Hearts and Broken Crowns?!
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(slowly realizing) …Wait. So you’re saying—
Serena De Luca {FL}
(nods violently) We’re in my story, Luna. And those “sons” she’s talking about? They’re my male leads.
(Luna’s jaw drops. The mother-in-law smiles warmly, oblivious to their internal meltdown.)
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
Oh, don’t look so shocked, dears. Lucien and Rafael adore you both—though they’ve been a little upset lately.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(half-whisper, half-hysterical laugh) Upset? Lady, I wrote them upset. That’s their personality!
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(glaring) Great. You killed us with a truck and dropped us into your own angsty fanfiction.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(muttering, dazed) I’m a genius and an idiot at the same time.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(concerned) Sweeties, are you feeling dizzy again?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(quickly, fake smile) Oh no, no, we’re perfectly fine. Just… processing marriage.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(deadpan) To mafia bosses
Serena De Luca {FL}
(muttering) With abs.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
Shameless woman.
(They both share a look of disbelief while the mother-in-law pats their hands lovingly.)
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
Don’t worry, my darlings. When my sons return home tonight, everything will fall into place.
(Serena gulps. Luna groans.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(whispering) Define fall into place.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(grimly) Probably face-first into trauma.
Wheww...That was a long chapter
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How are you all doing? 😊💗
The mother-in-law’s heels click softly as she walks out of the room.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
I’ll get you both something to eat, alright? You need strength.
(The door shuts. Silence. The kind that buzzes in your ears.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(sighs deeply) I don’t even know what’s real anymore.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(presses her palms to her face, whispering fast) Oh, I do. I know exactly where we are now.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(turns to her, wary) You’re scaring me.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(drops her hands, eyes wide, voice trembling slightly) Luna… in the book, remember the wives of Lucien and Rafael? The ones everyone hated?
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(hesitant) …Yeah? They were selfish, right? Always sending money—
Serena De Luca {FL}
(interrupts) Exactly. One sent money to her parents who never even cared about her. The other to a boyfriend who used her.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(eyes narrowing) Wait— that’s… what we did.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(nods slowly) Because those wives… were us.
(Luna’s face goes blank. The air feels heavier.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(shaking her head) No. No, you’re saying I’m the one who—
Serena De Luca {FL}
(cutting her off, grimly) You’re Rafael’s wife, Luna. The one who drained herself trying to please a man who didn’t even love her back.
And me— I’m Lucien’s wife. The one who ignored him completely, kept sending money home, and laughed in his face when he tried to fix things.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(staring, voice trembling) Serena… please tell me this story doesn’t end like I think it does.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(quietly, eyes unfocused) They divorced us. Both of them.
And when they found out we tried to hurt the new women in their lives— the real heroines—
they didn’t forgive us.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(whispering) What do you mean hurt them?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(swallows hard) We… the wives… tried to poison them out of jealousy. But they caught us.
(Silence. Luna’s breathing quickens.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
And then?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(looks down, voice low) They made sure we paid for it.
Days of torture. Until… we died.
(Luna stands abruptly, shaking her head.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
No, no, no—this can’t be happening! You mean we’re inside the story… but after all of that?!
Serena De Luca {FL}
(grimly) Yeah. We’re inside their world… and in their eyes, we’re still the villains who betrayed them.
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
(cheerful) Why are you girls whispering like fugitives?
(Rose chuckles, carrying a tray of food.)
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
I brought breakfast! Fresh croissants, fruit, and some juice. You both look pale.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(mumbling) Pale is an understatement, ma’am. I’m one mental breakdown away from haunting someone.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(gently elbowing her) Shhh!
(Rose sets the tray down and gives them a loving smile.)
Rose de Luca {ML Mom}
You girls are still shaken, I can tell. But everything’s going to be fine. You’ll see.
(She exits again, humming softly, leaving them alone with the food—and their very existential crisis.)
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(sighing deeply) So what now, genius author? What chapter are we in—before, after, or during the nightmare?
Serena De Luca {FL}
(thinking fast, biting her lip) Based on what Rose said… and the house’s condition… we’re way before the divorces.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(relieved) Meaning we haven’t been tortured yet.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(snapping fingers) Exactly! So technically, we’re alive, hated slightly less, and still have a chance to not die painfully.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(sarcastic) Wow, what a comforting way to say we’re pre-dead.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(shrugs) Hey, bright side—her sons are hardly ever home. They’re busy doing mafia… stuff.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(raising an eyebrow) And you sound way too happy about that.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(grinning) I’m just saying, if I’m living in my own story, I deserve at least a few peaceful abs-free days before chaos.
Luna De Luca {FL BFF/2nd FL}
(snorts) Shameless Prevent.
Serena De Luca {FL}
(mock gasps) Excuse you! It’s called appreciating literature in motion.
(They both laugh quietly, though the tension never really leaves. The chandelier above glints as if the mansion itself is listening.)
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