Our Marriage: A Twisted Revenge

la. She was carrying my clutch bag, a gift from

en he brought up my kidnapping from ten years ago, us

iled on, her voice dri

t you went through. Aiden told me ev

strated my kidnapping. This wasn't just an affair; it was a long-con r

e, was her willing pawn. His cruelty had a

love I had for him turned to ice

just handing me the ke

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r marriage. Rules for everything, it seems, except for how to deal with

d at breaking rules, especially

jaw ache. His arm was around Ember Stokes, a woman young enough to be his - well, not his daughter, but definitely n

ina, my mother, hissed besid

er, the little viper, gave him a sweet, innocent smile before deliberately tu

er voice tight with suppress

ss of her perfect blonde hair. She was enjoying this far too much

t. "That little hussy. And him! After everything you' ve d

t, holding out a steady hand to her. "

brought his paramour to a public event, flaunting her with

o calm the cold knot in my stomach. "He is, yes. But humiliati

ed. "Pretense? What a

never about love, not really. It was a merger. A hostile takeover, in man

ear, making her giggle. The sound pierced thro

has revealed the true value of that asse

if I' d lost my mind. "J

hat this is no longer about saving a marriage. It's about re

ut Daniel Holdings?" Davina ask

line. "He's making it very clear he doesn't want me.

as she reached for me.

of pity and morbid curiosity. They expected tears, a

vement. "Survival changes people, Mother.

way," Davina urged,

om, meeting a few lingering stares with a stead

er eyes. "Then strategize, my dear. I'll make sure no one bothers you." She gave a curt nod

ds us, Ember clinging to his arm, her smile sickly sweet. He moved

o loud, a little too saccharine. "So glad yo

ne I'd worn last season, cut far too low, far too tigh

y voice calm, "You're wearing

g. "Oh, this old thing? Aiden picked it out. He said it reminded him of

ed with a cruel amusement. "Some people are be

tained fury. "Davina, allow me to introduce Ember Stokes. My... very good frien

tened. "Aiden, hav

rin spreading across his face. "You know, Ember was just asking me about your... l

from my lungs. The trauma. The kidnapping. The weeks of

his wasn't about love or betrayal anymore. This was ab

st can't imagine what you went through. It sounds absolutely dreadful. Aiden told me everythi

ze fixed on me, a smug satisfaction

lingering affection I had for Aiden Daniel, shriveled and died. It wasn't a slow burn. It

stranger, a cruel, petty man I no longer recogniz

, then pressed a lingering kiss to his lips, right there, for everyone to see. Aiden, for his