Identity short stories
7 stories tagged identity on NovelShort. Start with a hook; the first ending is free.
The Hotel Key That Worked
A traveler's working key opens a vacant hotel room staged with her discarded identity, and escaping requires her to prove which version checked in first.
WerewolfW-013The Alpha Heir Switch
When his twin brother — the ruling Alpha — dies in a challenge, a man raised entirely human discovers he's next in line for a werewolf pack he never knew existed.
HorrorH-021The Return Label
Amazon issues a return for a wedding dress she never shipped, from an old apartment that still uses her name. The tracking photo shows a bed that is not hers.
HorrorH-023The Spare Key App
A smart lock logs her face at 3:17 a.m. while she is in a hotel two states away. The photo's GPS and the hotel folio do not agree.
HorrorH-029The Duplicate Grave
Flowers for her mother's plot lead her to a stone with her own name and a death date four days away. That night the county emails a burial permit listing her as decedent and her dead mother as next-of-kin.
WerewolfW-035The Dead Luna at the DMV
A DMV clerk finds her own face on a dead woman's license and must choose between preserving her human life and reclaiming her stolen identity.
RevengeR-034The Social Security Sibling
An IRS wage notice leads a Tucson bookkeeper to the foster brother using her identity, but the insurance charges force her to redesign what justice protects.
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