Revenge Was Her Final Vow

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After our fight last night, everything fe

und my way to the award ceremony. And there she was-the woman he had claimed I had no

s after everything

nside. I had poured myself into him, sacrificed so much, trusted him comple

o the restroom and let myself break, letting the tears come, letting the s

A fool? A puppet to toy

world if he couldn't giv

serve this betrayal

somehow found my way back home, my mind spin

t a flicker of relief. Maybe he would explain. Maybe he would tell me that none o

ecame blurred. She was with him holding on to him tigh

d it on t

ollowing close behind but I couldn't

my voice tentative

. His eyes di

said, pointing

shook as I lifted it, my hea

en I s

mming and spilling down my cheeks.

can see that I've signed it. Now I nee

hreatened

my wife," he added, his tone

ady married behind my b

out of the picture, I'll step in," she said, lifting he

een plunged into a nightmare that refused to end. My body trem

ng-my heart, my dreams, my life-had

ur misunderstanding, babe," I

me. His expression wa

. I am tired of this lovele

cold and detached. "You can keep this

he was doing me a favor by toss

ed fury. "I don't want it. What I want is my compa

though he d

ears," I said, tears blinding me. "You dece

ld. You forced me through series of abortions for

I thought of all the sac

eady for a child. And now, when you no longer wa

ere until you give me back everything you t

hat never lived. My loyalt

was sharp, calculating, but I didn

o one to fight for you. I am practically your

y, realizing that his

ow the truth about you," I said softl

m right where I wanted him, even if he didn't realize it y

ning like wildfire. "And I am the one w