No Second Chances For Cheaters

No Second Chances For Cheaters

Flying Free

5.0
Comment(s)
7.3K
View
10
Chapters

Tonight was our tenth wedding anniversary. My husband, tech mogul Damon Ayers, booked the city's most expensive hotel for a lavish party. He pulled me close for the cameras, whispering how much he loved me. A moment later, I watched him use the private code we developed together to flirt with his mistress, Kandy, right in front of me. He left our party, lying about a work emergency, to meet her. The anniversary fireworks he set off? They were for her. The next day, she showed up at our house, pregnant. I watched through the window as a slow smile spread across his face. A few hours later, she sent me a photo of him on one knee, proposing to her. He had always told me he wasn't ready for a child with me. For ten years, I was the perfect, supportive wife. I was also the cybersecurity expert who built the architecture that saved his company. He seemed to have forgotten that part. As my car headed to the airport for my planned disappearance, we stopped at a red light. Next to us was a Rolls-Royce, decorated for a wedding. Inside were Damon and Kandy, in a tuxedo and a white dress. Our eyes met through the glass. His face went pale with shock. I simply threw my phone out the window and told the driver to go.

No Second Chances For Cheaters Chapter 1

Tonight was our tenth wedding anniversary. My husband, tech mogul Damon Ayers, booked the city's most expensive hotel for a lavish party.

He pulled me close for the cameras, whispering how much he loved me. A moment later, I watched him use the private code we developed together to flirt with his mistress, Kandy, right in front of me.

He left our party, lying about a work emergency, to meet her. The anniversary fireworks he set off? They were for her. The next day, she showed up at our house, pregnant. I watched through the window as a slow smile spread across his face. A few hours later, she sent me a photo of him on one knee, proposing to her.

He had always told me he wasn't ready for a child with me. For ten years, I was the perfect, supportive wife. I was also the cybersecurity expert who built the architecture that saved his company. He seemed to have forgotten that part.

As my car headed to the airport for my planned disappearance, we stopped at a red light. Next to us was a Rolls-Royce, decorated for a wedding. Inside were Damon and Kandy, in a tuxedo and a white dress. Our eyes met through the glass. His face went pale with shock.

I simply threw my phone out the window and told the driver to go.

Chapter 1

Tonight was our tenth wedding anniversary. Damon Ayers, my husband and a tech mogul, had booked the entire top floor of the city's most expensive hotel. The room was filled with the soft glow of candles and the murmur of polite conversation.

From the outside, we were the perfect couple. He was the charismatic CEO, and I was his supportive, quiet wife, Alana Howell.

A junior programmer from his company, a girl named Kandy Morris, walked past me. She smiled, a little too brightly.

"Mrs. Ayers, you look beautiful tonight. That dress is stunning."

Her words were polite, but her eyes held a challenge. They lingered on me for a moment too long. I knew who she was. I knew everything.

Damon came up behind me, wrapping an arm around my waist. He kissed my temple, his touch feeling like a lie.

"There's my gorgeous wife," he whispered, his voice smooth for the crowd.

He pulled me closer, a public display of affection that meant nothing. His hand was warm on my back, but I felt a chill spread through me.

I watched Kandy join a group of her colleagues. She glanced back at Damon, a smirk on her lips. Damon saw it and his smile tightened. He turned his attention back to a business partner, smoothly changing the subject.

He leaned in again, his breath warm against my ear.

"Stay by my side tonight, Alana. It looks good."

It wasn't a request. It was a command dressed up as an intimate moment. He needed the image of a perfect marriage to close the deal he was working on.

His business partners laughed at a joke he made. They all looked at me with admiring eyes, the loyal wife of a brilliant man. Their gazes made my skin crawl. I felt like an accessory, a prop in his perfect life.

My stomach churned. The expensive champagne I was holding tasted sour. I set the glass down, my hand trembling slightly. I quickly steadied it, hiding the reaction. No one could know.

I wasn't just a "tech wife." Before I met Damon, I was one of the best cybersecurity experts in a clandestine government agency. My skills weren't just for show; they were a part of me he had either forgotten or never truly understood.

I had known about the affair for six months. Kandy had gotten careless, or maybe bold. She started sending anonymous emails, photos of them together, little clues she thought were clever. She didn't know she was sending them to someone who could trace a digital footprint back to its source in minutes.

Instead of confronting them, I had been planning. My old mentor, Fredy Valdez, had helped me set up a "deep cover" protocol. A series of commands that, when triggered, would erase Alana Howell completely.

My phone vibrated in my clutch. A notification. I saw them talking across the room, Damon and Kandy, using the proprietary code jargon we had developed together. A language only he and I were supposed to share. He was using our secrets to talk to his mistress right in front of me.

That was it. The final piece.

I looked at my watch. The final countdown had begun. My new life would start in forty-eight hours.

Damon walked back over to me, his face a mask of loving concern.

"You look a little pale, honey. Are you feeling alright?"

His voice was so sincere. A perfect performance.

"Just a little tired," I said, my voice even.

I felt a bitter taste in my mouth. He was a stranger.

"I have a surprise for you later," he said, squeezing my hand.

I forced a smile. "I'm looking forward to it."

I wondered if he even remembered how we met. He probably saw me as just another part of his success story, the woman who stood by him. He had forgotten the woman who had built the security architecture that protected his entire company from collapse three years ago.

The air in the room felt thick, suffocating. I couldn't breathe with all the fake smiles and empty compliments.

"I need some fresh air," I told Damon, pulling my hand away.

He nodded, already turning to talk to someone else. "Don't be long."

As I walked toward the balcony, I overheard two women whispering.

"They're so perfect together. Ten years and still so in love."

Their words were meant to be a compliment, but they felt like a mockery.

I stepped out onto the balcony, the cool night air a welcome relief. I leaned against the railing, looking out at the city lights. I felt nothing for the man inside. The love had died a slow, painful death over the past six months.

The whispers of the guests were just noise now. They saw a fairytale, but they had no idea about the lie it was built on.

The memory of the first time I saw evidence of the affair was still sharp. A photo in an anonymous email. Damon and Kandy, laughing in a cafe I had shown him, a place that was supposed to be ours. He had his arm around her, a look on his face I hadn't seen in years.

I had stared at that photo for an hour, the world around me silent. The pain was sharp, a physical ache in my chest.

I waited for him to come home that night, hoping for some explanation, any sign that it was a mistake. He walked in, kissed me on the cheek, and talked about his day as if nothing was wrong.

In that moment, I knew. I sat on the couch long after he went to sleep, the silence of the house pressing in on me. The grief was overwhelming, but then it slowly hardened into something else.

Numbness. And after the numbness, a cold, clear resolve.

This marriage wasn't just broken. It was over. And I wasn't going to leave with a fight. I was going to disappear.

Continue Reading

Other books by Flying Free

More
Married To My Mysterious Ex-Con Husband

Married To My Mysterious Ex-Con Husband

Mafia

5.0

My father bailed a violent ex-con out of prison just to force me into a marriage with him. I stood in a filthy Bronx hallway, my Vera Wang gown dragging through the grime, knowing this was the price for my mother’s life. If I didn't marry the man behind the steel door, the wire transfer for her hospital ventilator wouldn't go through the next morning. The man, a scarred giant named Dock, treated me with cold contempt, telling me he didn't touch things he didn't want—and he didn't want a "Jacobson." I thought I had hit rock bottom, tied to a criminal while my family lived in luxury. But the nightmare was just beginning. When I tried to return my wedding dress to pay for rent, my sister Janie and stepmother found me. They laughed as security dragged me out of the boutique, calling me a "charity case." When I finally crawled back to our family manor to beg for the money my father had promised, Janie revealed the horrific truth. She had liquidated my mother’s medical trust to fund a waterfront real estate project. "Get out and let your mother rot," she screamed, throwing a glass of ice water in my face before having guards dump me in the dirt. I knelt on the gravel, wet and bleeding, realizing my own flesh and blood had signed my mother's death warrant for a profit. I had nothing left—no money, no home, and a husband who was supposed to be a monster. I didn't understand why they hated me so much, or how I would survive the night. But then, a black car screeched to a halt in front of me. Dock pulled me inside, his eyes burning with a lethal coldness I’d never seen in a common thug. As he wiped the blood from my hands, he picked up a encrypted phone and gave a single command. "Initiate Project Titan. I want the Jacobson Group insolvent by Friday." I looked at the man I thought was a broke felon, realizing I hadn't just married a stranger—I had married the most dangerous man in the city, and he was about to burn my family's world to the ground.

The Day the Vampires Awoke

The Day the Vampires Awoke

Modern

5.0

I was twenty years old and dying of ALS, my body wasting away into a pile of twitching muscles and lead-heavy limbs. With only a month left to live, I took my parents' entire fifty-thousand-dollar inheritance to a rain-slicked alley and gambled it all on a single vial of "unregistered" blood. The liquid tasted like battery acid and stopped my heart cold, but when I woke up, the paralysis was gone. My skin was pale, my eyes had turned into glowing molten silver, and the only thing that could satisfy my agonizing hunger was the sound of silver jewelry shattering between my teeth. But the cure came with a terrifying new vision: I could see the blue, parasitic shadows living inside everyone around me. My neighbors, my teachers, and even the little girl next door were being hollowed out by monsters with needle-teeth and lashing tentacles that no one else could see. When the school went into lockdown and the halls filled with the scent of rotting fish, I realized an invisible invasion had already claimed the city. The military didn't come to rescue us; they came to "sanitize" the zone, turning their miniguns on the terrified students to bury the evidence of the outbreak. I was trapped on a roof with a handful of survivors and a mysterious girl named Elise who looked at me like I was a genetic mistake. "No one is coming to save us," I whispered, watching the helicopters circle like vultures. I grabbed Elise’s enchanted silver dagger, ignored her warnings, and crunched the blade into a savory paste. As a wave of dark, forbidden power turned my skin into a Vantablack void, I stopped being a dying kid and became the only thing the monsters were afraid of.

Lost Love, Bitter Victory

Lost Love, Bitter Victory

Romance

5.0

My wife, Olivia, and I had what I thought was the perfect life, a vibrant canvas of shared dreams and artistic ambition. But beneath the surface, a shadow lingered: her unexplained infertility, a result of an accident years ago-my fault-that filled me with a guilt I carried like a stone. I watched her endless cycles of hope, the IVF treatments we endured, believing we were fighting for our miracle baby together. Then, a single photograph arrived, shattering my world: Olivia, glowing with maternal pride, kneeling before a three-year-old boy who was undeniably hers. On the back, two words scrawled in messy handwriting: Our son. The fertility struggles, my guilt-it was all a monstrous, suffocating lie, a performance designed to keep me blind. I couldn' t breathe, trapped in her beautiful deception, so I planned my escape, a desperate attempt to vanish from a life that was never truly mine. After I "disappeared," a new life began, quiet and anonymous, painted in the solitude of the Oregon coast. But the past refused to stay buried, returning with the salt on the wind, a ghost with haunted eyes and the cruel truth of consequences. Now, she stands before me, broken and desperate, having lost everything-her child, her lover-in the wake of my strategic vanishing act. She believes my "death" was her fault, the ultimate price for her lies, unaware that the real architect of her downfall was closer than she ever imagined. I am not the man she married. I am a stranger forged in betrayal, ready to confront the wreckage she created.

Rebirth: A Wife's Bitter Reckoning

Rebirth: A Wife's Bitter Reckoning

Modern

5.0

The piercing wail of an ambulance siren was the first thing I heard. I was lying on the living room carpet, the scent of dust and cheap air freshener in my nose. A few feet away, my younger sister, Chloe, clutched an empty bottle of pills, feigning unconsciousness. It was a pathetic performance, but it had destroyed my life once before. This was the day I received my acceptance letter and full scholarship to the nation' s most prestigious art school-the day my life was supposed to begin. Instead, guided by my mother' s frantic sobs and my father' s angry accusations- "Ava, how can you be so selfish? Your sister is trying to kill herself because of you!" -I buckled. My fiancé, Mark, whispered poison: "What' s a scholarship compared to your sister' s life?" I believed them. I gave it all up, watching as my scholarship was transferred to Chloe. The betrayal festered. A month later, I discovered Mark hadn' t failed his exams; he and Chloe had plotted to steal my future. When I confronted them, they locked me in my art studio and set it on fire. I survived, disfigured and broken, only to be forced into a brutal marriage where I eventually died. But now, I was back. Seventeen again. Whole. The future they stole, once again within my grasp. Chloe fluttered her eyelids, a flash of triumph in her eyes as they met mine. This time, the burning rage had cooled into something harder, sharper. They thought this was their victory. They had no idea it was just the beginning of my revenge.

You'll also like

The Cold CEO's Unwanted Genius Wife

The Cold CEO's Unwanted Genius Wife

Meng Xinyu
5.0

I stood in the darkest corner of the Pierre Hotel’s ballroom, my cheap polyester dress itching against my skin while my wristband buzzed with a DARPA Priority Red alert. In front of the city’s elite, my fiancé Bryce Calloway took the stage, not to toast our future, but to publicly end our engagement and announce he was with my sister, Chloe. The room turned on me instantly, a hundred pairs of eyes pinning me down with pity and disgust as they physically backed away like I was contagious. When I returned home, my mother shattered a crystal vase at my feet, screaming that I was a humiliation and a "dropout" who didn't deserve a cent of the family fortune. Chloe and Bryce mocked me, laughing when I told them I had a mission with the National Security Agency, convinced I was either a pathological liar or a low-level criminal. They watched in horror as a black, unmarked military helicopter descended on our backyard to extract me, yet they still chose to believe I was being arrested for drug trafficking. They saw a pathetic girl who couldn't even parallel park, never realizing I was Dr. Nova Vance, the lead physicist behind the world's first successful fusion reactor. To secure funding for my research and gain a "fortress" of a name, I signed a thirty-day marriage contract with the arrogant billionaire Roman Knight. He treats me like a fraud, convinced I’m a gold-digger who failed out of college, while I quietly run global energy simulations from his guest bedroom. He has no idea that the "loser" he’s forced to live with is the same anonymous grandmaster who has been ruthlessly crushing him in online strategy games for months. "The contract is active," I told him, looking past his expensive suit. "But don't expect me to be your maid."

The Billionaire's Blind Bride: No Mercy

The Billionaire's Blind Bride: No Mercy

Emma
4.3

I married Clive Harrington, the coldest billionaire in Manhattan, under a strict contract that forbade any emotional burdens. When I needed a high-risk surgery to save my sight, I checked into the clinic alone, hiding the procedure from a husband who saw me as nothing more than a legal asset. I thought I could handle the darkness in silence. But while I was blind and bandaged in my hospital bed, my biological mother called, screaming that if I didn't produce a Harrington heir by the end of the fiscal year, she would cut off the life-saving treatments for my disabled sister. I was crawling on the cold hospital floor, desperately feeling for a cane I had dropped, when I touched a pair of expensive leather shoes. It was Clive. He was supposed to be in London closing a multi-million dollar deal, but there he was, watching his "contract wife" groveling in the dark like a beggar. He didn't walk away in disgust. He carried me to a five-thousand-dollar-a-night VIP suite and sat by my bed, listening in chilling silence as another voicemail from my mother filled the room, calling me a "useless broodmare" who was only worth the trust fund disbursements my marriage secured. I expected him to remind me of Clause 34B or hand me divorce papers now that I was "damaged goods." Instead, I felt his thumb brush a stray tear from my cheek, his presence shifting from a statue of ice into a predatory shield. "I thought I was just currency to you," I whispered, my voice trembling behind the gauze. "Just an investment." Clive didn't answer with words. He picked up his phone and called his head of legal with a single, terrifying command: "Kill the Douglas family’s credit lines. Every debt, every lien—trigger them all. If they want a war, I’ll give them a massacre." As he leaned down to kiss my bandaged forehead, I realized the contract was dead. My husband wasn't protecting an asset anymore; he was hunting the people who had dared to touch what belonged to him.

Betrayed Bride: Claimed By The Brother

Betrayed Bride: Claimed By The Brother

Reilly Mcardle
5.0

I arrived at the hotel with Julian's favorite takeout, ready to surprise my fiancé before our big merger. But the moment I swiped the keycard, the silence of the hallway felt heavy and wrong. Inside, a red-soled stiletto lay on the marble floor-the same one I'd watched my best friend Lila try on at Saks last week. Through the cracked bedroom door, I watched Julian's back arch as Lila looked me straight in the eye and smiled, wrapping her legs tighter around him to mock my heartbreak. I fled to the penthouse to hide, only to find Grafton, Julian's "crippled" brother, waiting in the dark. To my horror, the man who was supposed to be paralyzed stood up from his wheelchair, gripped my chin with cold fingers, and forced me to sign a contract that gave him control of my family's shares. He knew about my mother's secret medical bills and used them to buy my silence, effectively turning my life into a calculated game of corporate chess. The betrayal tasted like acid, and the injustice of it all burned in my throat. My fiancé was a liar, my best friend was a thief, and the man now controlling my fate was a predator who had been faking his disability for years. I couldn't understand how everyone I trusted had turned out to be a monster. I was trapped between a man who cheated on me and a man who wanted to own me, with no way out and no one to turn to. But when Julian came looking for me, Grafton didn't hide; he stood tall, looming over me with a possessive glint in his eyes. "Help me destroy Julian," I rasped, realizing that to survive the Faulkner men, I had to become the most dangerous player of them all.

Chapters
Read Now
Download Book
No Second Chances For Cheaters No Second Chances For Cheaters Flying Free Billionaires
“Tonight was our tenth wedding anniversary. My husband, tech mogul Damon Ayers, booked the city's most expensive hotel for a lavish party. He pulled me close for the cameras, whispering how much he loved me. A moment later, I watched him use the private code we developed together to flirt with his mistress, Kandy, right in front of me. He left our party, lying about a work emergency, to meet her. The anniversary fireworks he set off? They were for her. The next day, she showed up at our house, pregnant. I watched through the window as a slow smile spread across his face. A few hours later, she sent me a photo of him on one knee, proposing to her. He had always told me he wasn't ready for a child with me. For ten years, I was the perfect, supportive wife. I was also the cybersecurity expert who built the architecture that saved his company. He seemed to have forgotten that part. As my car headed to the airport for my planned disappearance, we stopped at a red light. Next to us was a Rolls-Royce, decorated for a wedding. Inside were Damon and Kandy, in a tuxedo and a white dress. Our eyes met through the glass. His face went pale with shock. I simply threw my phone out the window and told the driver to go.”
1

Chapter 1

16/08/2025

2

Chapter 2

16/08/2025

3

Chapter 3

16/08/2025

4

Chapter 4

16/08/2025

5

Chapter 5

16/08/2025

6

Chapter 6

16/08/2025

7

Chapter 7

16/08/2025

8

Chapter 8

16/08/2025

9

Chapter 9

16/08/2025

10

Chapter 10

16/08/2025