35 parts Ongoing MatureI've always been invisible.
Not the kind of invisible where people pretend you don't exist. The kind where they see you, hear you, even smile at you but never really notice. Where your victories are someone else's spotlight, your efforts always falling just short of recognition. Where your life feels like a rehearsal, and everyone else gets the applause.
That was me Erin Santos the shadow in every room, the extra in everyone else's story. Until that night.
A night that should have been nothing. A night that changed everything.
He appeared like a storm in the corner of a bar: tall, sharp, magnetic. Adrian Velasquez. A man whose presence demanded attention, whose gaze cut deeper than knives. One night. One mistake. One moment that would pull me from the shadows and thrust me into a world I didn't belong in a world of power, wealth, secrets, and danger.
And just like that, my life became a public spectacle. Whispers, photos, scandals. Headlines calling me names I never thought I'd deserve. And through it all, he offered a deal: work for me, become my shadow, play my part... and maybe, just maybe, find a place in the light.
But in the world of the Velasquez family, nothing is simple. Every smile hides a lie, every touch carries a warning, and every secret has a price.
This is my story. The story of how the invisible girl finally stepped into the spotlight and discovered that sometimes, seeing isn't enough.