My Husband Stole My Voice for His Pop-Star Mistress
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Lyra Vance is the secret genius behind Aura Records, a ghost-singer and psychoacoustic composer who built Julian Cross’s empire from the shadows. But when Julian decides to marry his tone-deaf pop-star mistress to secure a mega-merger, he locks Lyra in the basement studio. After Lyra’s sister dies while she is held captive, Julian destroys Lyra’s vocal cords to ensure she can never expose the truth. Mute, broken, and imprisoned, Lyra is forced to compose the ultimate album for her rival. What Julian doesn't know is that her final symphony contains a hidden digital payload—one that will broadcast his crimes to the world and burn his empire to ashes.
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Chapter 1
The underground recording studio was a marvel of acoustic engineering, a windowless sanctuary buried deep beneath the glittering glass tower of Aura Records. For the past three years, it had been Lyra Vance’s entire world. Seated at the center of a massive, glowing mixing console, Lyra adjusted the sliders with practiced precision. On the main monitor, complex audio waveforms danced in vibrant colors, responding to the psychoacoustic algorithms she had spent years perfecting. She leaned into the high-end studio microphone, closing her eyes as she let out a soaring, impossibly complex vocal run.Her voice was a force of nature—rich, emotive, and flawlessly pitched. But as the sound filtered through the master channel, the software did its dark magic. The raw, soulful timbre of Lyra’s voice was instantly stripped and modulated, digitally altered to match the lighter, breathier, and far less capable vocal signature of Aura Records’ biggest asset.Sienna Blake.Lyra opened her eyes and exhaled, hitting the spacebar to stop the playback. The modulated track echoed perfectly through the soundproof room. It was a guaranteed platinum hit. It was also a lie. "Another masterpiece, Mrs. Cross," Lyra whispered to herself, a tired but affectionate smile touching her lips as she rubbed her left hand. The diamond wedding ring on her finger caught the soft blue light of the monitors. She and Julian had kept their marriage a fiercely guarded secret to protect his image as the music industry's most eligible billionaire bachelor, but she didn't mind. She was the genius in the shadows; he was the king on the throne. They were a team.The heavy, steel-reinforced door of the studio suddenly clicked, the pneumatic seal hissing as it swung open. Lyra spun her chair around, her face brightening. "Julian! You're just in time. I finally cracked the bridge for the lead single. The frequency modulation is completely seamless now. Sienna won't even have to try to lip-sync, the neural-mapping will—"The words died in her throat. Julian Cross stepped into the studio. At twenty-nine, the CEO of Aura Records possessed a ruthless, sharp-angled handsome face that belonged on magazine covers, paired with cold, calculating gray eyes. He was dressed in a bespoke charcoal suit, looking every inch the corporate titan. But he wasn't alone. Clinging to his arm, wearing a skin-tight scarlet designer dress and oversized sunglasses despite being indoors, was Sienna Blake. Lyra’s smile vanished. She stood up, her protective instincts flaring. This studio was highly classified. No one, absolutely no one, was allowed down here except Julian. If Sienna saw the modulation software, the illusion would be shattered. "Julian?" Lyra asked, her voice tight. "What is she doing here? The vocal mapping is open on the monitors. If she sees—""I already know, sweetheart," Sienna interrupted, slipping her sunglasses down her nose to reveal a pair of spiteful, heavily lined eyes. She let out a high, grating laugh. "You really think Julian keeps secrets from me?"Lyra froze, her gaze darting from the pop star to her husband. "Julian, what is she talking about? You said Sienna believed the AI was just cleaning up her own vocal tracks. If she knows I'm ghost-singing her entire career—"
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