Kiss of Vengence

a video of my husband Samuel

of exposing family secrets

and kissed my childhoo

ck of property deeds to propose:

it weren't for needing to transfer money for wedding

t me at our secr

Samuel's boss, a socially po

the wrong person. But when I opened their ch

the conversation, each line m

rried, I'll have her stay home with t

ady showered and smell

uel sent to Annie, who

you always l

st night; I'll r

popped up- a disturbi

e. She wore a black lace nightgown, her sagging belly nearly coveri

uickly closed the chat and r

amuel rushed out from the ki

l even more nauseous. I wanted to ask if h

wasn't t

erest in my company; I ne

vely: "It's nothing, pro

s our wedding day, you can't look so unwell.

muel's phone

on his apron and ch

k: "Marie, I have to work overtime, so I can't make you

issing my

Overtime? More like a ren

ntle and understanding demeanor:

tely messaged Ashley: "Come

ootage from the receptionis

pinhole cameras ca

good men left in this world?" Ashl

od man. Only when you marry

while Samuel came back at

ugged me and said, "Marie,

p artist and th

e along, gave m

and the emcee was about to p

showed last night's explicit

ed in each other, ob

htgown was still hangi

muel's image as a model hus

y his mother, Skylar Riley, who glare

ophone, and shouted, "Marie, have you no shame? What ma

to stop pr

race is cheating, and it's

rsing, claiming her son was fooled to marry an ungrat

infidelity: "Skylar, your son is at fault. Besides, Samuel and I hav

he venue swung open, and a beam

childhood frien

wrapping my arms around his neck and

lled a cheap perfume mixed with

know it was Samuel's mot

her panting heavily in front of me

speaking calmly: "Madam, if I

ng me unfaithful and saying I was

pened my phone's recording, a

ear, if you get pregnant first, my famil

ing raised with your guidance d

. And she stomped her

and said, "Samuel, I wish you and her a long

pulled me towa

ed, a surge of warmth

ng his gaze, his intense

see, Jason, "

son was a year ago, an

el, and I were clos

known each other

intruder in my life, and someh

our years in college but neve

nted my frustrations about

his unrequited love

raduation, Jason, in a drun

k eyes, said, "Marie, if you marry Samuel,

y mind went bla

of four years

al, growing more aggrieved

thout hes

invitation to the a

asked me to see Jason off a

etted this deci

o me, and I couldn't brin

blow over like before, and we

lly kept messaging Jason, but his r

I stopped re

aused with my la