Ten Years Of Lies, One Heartbreak

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clutching her chest with wide, innocent eyes. She lunged towards the AV console, as if to fix the "mistake," but her fumbling fingers onl

people I' d worked with, respected, or even considered friends, now stared at me with a mixture of shock, pity, and thinly ve

at his grand announcement had been sabotaged. His eyes met mine, and in that fleeting moment, I saw it-the sick, undeniable truth. He knew. He had recorded those videos. The man

d the room. "Find out who did this. And if a single frame of this leaves this room, I will personally ruin ever

h, Collin, I'm so sorry! I just wanted to show everyone that cute video of Princess Fluffy-butt! I didn't kn

ing her hair, whispering reassurances. "It's okay, baby. It's not your fault. I know you didn't mean it."

been a whirlwind of fierce protection, shielding me from the media, his arm tight around my waist. "No one touches my Kira," he' d growled, his e

e, only a searing, icy hatred. With a desperate surge of adrenaline, I pushed past the stunned attendees, my injured legs screaming in protest. I snatched the tablet from t

licker of something-regret? guilt?-crossing his face. But it was too late. All the words had been said, all the tru

ut his feet seemed rooted to the spot, his mouth opening and closing uselessly. He looked utterly lost, a man suddenly stripped of his carefully co

stark contrast to the chaos inside. Just as I thought I was safe, a hand clamped down on the back of my wheelc

ripping with venom, "Where are you

I spat, my voice laced with disgust.

he felt guilty. He thinks you're pathetic without him. He just needed a way to control you, to keep you quiet." Her voice dropped to a conspiratorial whisper, so close I could f

sacrificed on the altar of his inflated ego and Haylee's twisted desires. My vision blurred. A cold, hard laugh escaped my lips. "You know, Haylee," I said, my voice surprisingly steady, "you're even

n, savage shove, she released the brakes on my wheelchair and pushed me forward. I cried out as the chair tipped, sending me tumbling down the short flight of stairs leading to

tched to sound horrified. "Kira! Why did you do th

n's frantic voice calling my name. But it was too late. The