Deserted Wife, Billionaire's Regret

Deserted Wife, Billionaire's Regret

Gertrude

5.0
Comment(s)
940
View
10
Chapters

My anniversary flight was about to board when my husband' s assistant, Chloe, appeared, tears streaming down her face, begging for my ticket because her mother was supposedly dying. It was absurd, but I told her to find another way, unaware of the trap I was walking into. When I arrived home, my husband, Liam, confronted me, accusing me of abandoning Chloe. He then offered me a glass of water, which, unbeknownst to me, was drugged. I woke up alone, stranded in a scorching desert, the sun a blazing inferno above me. A helicopter appeared overhead, and I saw Liam with Chloe, who was holding a phone, livestreaming my torment with the hashtag #AvaWalksTheDesert. They boasted about my family' s supposed bankruptcy and ordered me to apologize to Chloe. When I refused, Liam' s bodyguards took my shoes, leaving me barefoot on the burning sand, where rusty nails were then dumped in front of me. I forced myself to walk, nails piercing my feet, leaving a trail of blood. The doctor on board screamed that I was losing too much blood, but Liam was unconcerned. Then, a sack of highly venomous desert vipers was dumped in my path, preying on my deepest fear. I stood frozen, paralyzed by terror, as one viper slithered toward me and bit my calf. The doctor cried out for antivenom, but Chloe "accidentally" knocked the vial, shattering it. Liam, more concerned with his pride and the livestream than my life, demanded I apologize to Chloe and the camera for his "show." "Never," I rasped, refusing to give him the satisfaction. Just as Liam' s bodyguards forced me to my knees, a military-grade helicopter descended from the sky.

Chapter 1

My anniversary flight was about to board when my husband' s assistant, Chloe, appeared, tears streaming down her face, begging for my ticket because her mother was supposedly dying. It was absurd, but I told her to find another way, unaware of the trap I was walking into.

When I arrived home, my husband, Liam, confronted me, accusing me of abandoning Chloe. He then offered me a glass of water, which, unbeknownst to me, was drugged. I woke up alone, stranded in a scorching desert, the sun a blazing inferno above me.

A helicopter appeared overhead, and I saw Liam with Chloe, who was holding a phone, livestreaming my torment with the hashtag #AvaWalksTheDesert. They boasted about my family' s supposed bankruptcy and ordered me to apologize to Chloe. When I refused, Liam' s bodyguards took my shoes, leaving me barefoot on the burning sand, where rusty nails were then dumped in front of me.

I forced myself to walk, nails piercing my feet, leaving a trail of blood. The doctor on board screamed that I was losing too much blood, but Liam was unconcerned. Then, a sack of highly venomous desert vipers was dumped in my path, preying on my deepest fear.

I stood frozen, paralyzed by terror, as one viper slithered toward me and bit my calf. The doctor cried out for antivenom, but Chloe "accidentally" knocked the vial, shattering it. Liam, more concerned with his pride and the livestream than my life, demanded I apologize to Chloe and the camera for his "show."

"Never," I rasped, refusing to give him the satisfaction. Just as Liam' s bodyguards forced me to my knees, a military-grade helicopter descended from the sky.

Chapter 1

The airport buzzed with the low hum of people going places. I checked my watch. My flight was boarding in an hour. It was a last-minute booking on a budget airline, but it didn't matter. All I cared about was getting home to Liam for our anniversary.

Just as I found a seat near the gate, a frantic voice called my name.

"Ava!"

I looked up. It was Chloe Miller, my husband's assistant. Her face was streaked with tears, her eyes red and puffy. She looked like a mess.

"Chloe? What are you doing here? What's wrong?"

She rushed to me, grabbing my arm. Her grip was tight.

"Ava, please, you have to help me."

Her voice was choked with sobs.

"My mom... she's in the hospital. It's bad. I have to get home, but every flight is booked. This is the only one."

She pointed a trembling finger at the gate sign. My flight.

"Please, can I have your ticket? I'll pay you back, I'll pay double! I need to see her."

I stared at her. The request was absurd. This wasn't a bus pass; it was a plane ticket with my name on it.

"Chloe, that's impossible. I can't just give you my ticket. The name won't match your ID."

I tried to be gentle, but the whole situation felt wrong.

"You can say you're me!" she pleaded, her voice getting louder. "Please, Ava. My mom could be dying."

Her desperation felt theatrical. I pulled my arm away.

"No, Chloe. That's fraud. And I'm going home for my anniversary with Liam. Find another way. Rent a car, take a train. There are options."

Her face fell. The tears stopped abruptly, replaced by a cold, hard glare I had never seen before. She straightened up, her "angelic" mask slipping.

"Fine," she spat, then turned and hurried away without another word.

The encounter left a bad taste in my mouth, but I pushed it aside and boarded the plane.

When I walked through the door of our home, I expected a hug from Liam. Instead, he stood in the living room with his arms crossed, his expression dark.

"What did you do to Chloe?" he asked, his voice low and accusatory.

I dropped my bag, confused. "What are you talking about? She found me at the airport. She wanted my plane ticket."

Liam shook his head, a look of deep disappointment on his face.

"She called me, Ava. Crying. She said you left her stranded when her mother is on her deathbed. She had to take a bus. It's a twelve-hour ride."

My head was spinning. "Stranded? Liam, that's ridiculous. I told her to rent a car or take a train. Why would she take a bus?"

His expression softened slightly, a gentle smile touching his lips. It was the smile he always used when he was about to convince me of something.

"You're right, honey. You're always so logical."

He walked to the kitchen and came back with a glass of water.

"You must be exhausted. Here, drink this. Let's just forget about it and celebrate our anniversary."

He handed me the glass. I was tired, and his sudden change in tone was reassuring. I trusted him. I drank the whole glass.

The world started to get fuzzy almost immediately. The last thing I remember was Liam's gentle smile turning into a cold, triumphant sneer.

I woke up to a blast of hot air. My mouth was dry, and my head pounded. I wasn't in my bed. I was lying on hot, coarse sand.

Sand stretched in every direction, an endless ocean of golden brown under a blazing sun. There was nothing else. No roads, no buildings, no people. Just me and the desert.

A whirring sound grew louder from above. I shielded my eyes and looked up. A helicopter hovered in the sky.

Liam was inside, leaning out of the open door. Beside him, Chloe Miller sat with a smug smile, holding up a phone, its camera pointed directly at me.

Liam's voice, distorted by a megaphone, boomed down from the sky.

"You said transportation was so developed, Ava! Now let's see how you get out of here without a plane!"

Chloe laughed, a high, cruel sound that echoed across the empty landscape.

On her phone screen, I could just make out a livestream interface. A hashtag floated in the corner: #AvaWalksTheDesert.

They were broadcasting my suffering to the world.

My initial shock turned to cold fury. I got to my feet, my legs shaky. I looked straight up at the camera Chloe was holding.

"Seen enough?" I called out, my voice raspy but clear. "Come pick me up then."

The sound of my own voice gave me strength. They wanted a show. I wouldn't give them the one they expected.

Continue Reading

Other books by Gertrude

More
The Alpha Signed Away His Fated Mate

The Alpha Signed Away His Fated Mate

Werewolf

5.0

I stood center stage at my own art exhibition, surrounded by the Pack elite who looked at me with nothing but pity. My husband, the Alpha Prime, was missing. Then someone pointed at the TV. There was Dante, live on the news, shielding another woman—a leggy Beta named Isabella—from the rain with his own body. While I stood alone, treated like a defect because I couldn't shift, he was playing the perfect gentleman to his mistress. That night, I walked into his office with a stack of boring gallery logistics paperwork. Buried deep on page four was a Severance Bond—an archaic law declaring a mate unwanted property. Dante didn't even read it. He was too busy laughing with Isabella to notice he was legally signing away his wife. I took the folder, packed a bag, and vanished into the night, taking the secret of his unborn heir with me. When he finally tracked me down in the Swiss Alps during a blizzard, he expected a submissive wife ready to return. Instead, he found a woman who looked him in the eye and said, "You are not needed here." I thought I was free, until a year later, when our daughter’s blood began to burn her alive from the inside. Her powerful Alpha bloodline was at war with her body, and my magic wasn't enough to save her. Trembling, I dialed the number I swore I’d never call again. "Dante," I sobbed. "It's Luna. She’s dying." The man who once treated me like a resource tore through mountains to save us. But this time, the Alpha Prime didn't come to conquer. He came to kneel.

Reborn Heiress: Dragging Traitors To Hell

Reborn Heiress: Dragging Traitors To Hell

Mafia

5.0

The world was a symphony of agony, played on the strings of my own body. I was tied to a chair in a damp basement, the metallic tang of blood filling my mouth as my fingernails were ripped from their beds by a pair of rusty pliers. My best friend, Corrine, stepped into the flickering light wearing my favorite Chanel suit and the engagement ring that was supposed to be mine. Beside her, my fiancé Aldo held the pliers, his voice smooth and cultured as he demanded I sign over my entire inheritance to them. As I struggled, a news report flashed on an old TV in the corner: Hunter Gallagher, the man I had treated like dirt but who had always tried to protect me, was dead in a horrific car explosion. Corrine laughed, whispering in my ear that they had lured him to his death using a fake kidnapping tip. He died trying to save me from a trap set by the people I trusted most. They didn't just want my money; they wanted to erase me. They plunged a needle full of heroin into my neck, watching with cold, mocking eyes as my heart hammered against my ribs and finally seized into nothingness. I died in that basement, a blind, spoiled girl who had let her true protector be murdered. As the darkness closed in, my soul burned with a single, silent vow: If I ever get another life, I will drag you both to hell with me. Suddenly, I gasped for air, my lungs fighting against a weight that wasn't there. I wasn't in the basement; I was in my own bed, my fingernails intact and my skin unbroken. I checked my phone, and my heart stopped—it was May 20th, exactly one year before my death. Hunter was still alive, and this time, I wasn't the prey.

You'll also like

He Thought I Was A Doormat, Until I Ruined Him

He Thought I Was A Doormat, Until I Ruined Him

SHANA GRAY
4.5

The sterile white of the operating room blurred, then sharpened, as Skye Sterling felt the cold clawing its way up her body. The heart monitor flatlined, a steady, high-pitched whine announcing her end. Her uterus had been removed, a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding, but the blood wouldn't clot. It just kept flowing, warm and sticky, pooling beneath her. Through heavy eyes, she saw a trembling nurse holding a phone on speaker. "Mr. Kensington," the nurse's voice cracked, "your wife... she's critical." A pause, then a sweet, poisonous giggle. Seraphina Miller. "Liam is in the shower," Seraphina's voice purred. "Stop calling, Skye. It's pathetic. Faking a medical emergency on our anniversary? Even for you, that's low." Then, Liam's bored voice: "If she dies, call the funeral home. I have a meeting in the morning." Click. The line went dead. A second later, so did Skye. The darkness that followed was absolute, suffocating, a black ocean crushing her lungs. She screamed into the void, a silent, agonizing wail of regret for loving a man who saw her as a nuisance, for dying without ever truly living. Until she died, she didn't understand. Why was her life so tragically wasted? Why did her husband, the man she loved, abandon her so cruelly? The injustice of it all burned hotter than the fever in her body. Then, the air rushed back in. Skye gasped, her body convulsing violently on the mattress. Her eyes flew open, wide and terrified, staring blindly into the darkness. Her trembling hand reached for her phone. May 12th. Five years ago. She was back.

HIS DOE, HIS DAMNATION(An Erotic Billionaire Romance)

HIS DOE, HIS DAMNATION(An Erotic Billionaire Romance)

Viviene
4.9

Trigger/Content Warning: This story contains mature themes and explicit content intended for adult audiences(18+). Reader discretion is advised. It includes elements such as BDSM dynamics, explicit sexual content, toxic family relationships, occasional violence and strong language. This is not a fluffy romance. It is intense, raw and messy, and explores the darker side of desire. ***** "Take off your dress, Meadow." "Why?" "Because your ex is watching," he said, leaning back into his seat. "And I want him to see what he lost." ••••*••••*••••* Meadow Russell was supposed to get married to the love of her life in Vegas. Instead, she walked in on her twin sister riding her fiance. One drink at the bar turned to ten. One drunken mistake turned into reality. And one stranger's offer turned into a contract that she signed with shaking hands and a diamond ring. Alaric Ashford is the devil in a tailored Tom Ford suit. Billionaire CEO, brutal, possessive. A man born into an empire of blood and steel. He also suffers from a neurological condition-he can't feel. Not objects, not pain, not even human touch. Until Meadow touches him, and he feels everything. And now he owns her. On paper and in his bed. She wants him to ruin her. Take what no one else could have. He wants control, obedience... revenge. But what starts as a transaction slowly turns into something Meadow never saw coming. Obsession, secrets that were never meant to surface, and a pain from the past that threatens to break everything. Alaric doesn't share what's his. Not his company. Not his wife. And definitely not his vengeance.

Chapters
Read Now
Download Book