Seven Years, Instant Regret

a blameless angel had never occurred to her. She pulled away

ave done nothing but support Liam. I'm the one who stays late with him, wor

I told you she would be like this. She can't stan

that was sharp and humorless

r. His silence was an agreement. He believed her. He believed that I, the woman who had sacr

nd unwanted, slic

baby I hadn't even known I was carrying. Liam was in another city, closing the deal that would make or break our comp

ild for his dream.

me inferior, completely oblivious to the price I

e. A cold, terrifying calm. The love I had for him, the stubborn, desperate lov

f-importance. "You don't deserve him. You've been holding him ba

s captivated. "She's so... passionate," he probably thought. "So stro

twisted them, using them as ammunition. He'd probably complained that I didn't want to attend as many networking events anymor

e thousand tiny betrayals that lead up to it. The shared con

he point? You can't reason with a man who h

right,

em stopped

continued, my voice eve

ped the broken vase. I thought of myself on my knees, begging this man to st

y coursing through me, "I think everyone here des

d of employees that had gathered, their fa

breath and I l

is Elara Vance. And for seven years, I was

ger at Chloe, w

colleague, has been sleeping with m

ough the lobby. Liam grabb

re, humiliated. So when you see them together, when you see him promoting her and praising

at Liam, my eyes

e dripping with venom. "I hope you have a beautiful life.

. I didn't look back. I didn't need to. I could feel the weight of their shock and his burning stare o