Til Revenge Do Us Part

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t to do. The laughter continued, easy and familiar, but something in my

d still hear their voices, but now, I felt stuck. There was something off, but I c

aw made

on his thigh, and he was casually playing with her hair as they laughed togeth

t I was seeing. This wasn't right. They looked like th

ake sense of it all, until

, her voice calm and casual, like they were talking abou

n't want to hurt her, but it was the only way." He paused, then added, "If she hadn't gott

me. I can't bear to lose you, Vanessa. I'm glad her sacrifice is what kept

ound me felt like it froze. I had to hold

l lamb, isn't she? She'd do anything to save you. What made her t

roat, and for a second, everything around me blurred. I couldn't process

I knew Damien. I thought I trusted him. But this

pain hit harder than anything I'd ever felt, and I felt my legs give way beneath me

elf, but the tears wouldn't stop. My vision was a blur, and everything inside

w stop the pain from ripping me apart. I didn't know w

eality, but my feet wouldn't move. The weigh

ble together, tore me apart. My voice shook as I finally stepped forward

deny anything-just sat there, his face blank. Vanessa, though, gave me a half-smile, one th

tone flat. "But the truth is, this marriage was never real. I've always

ien? Are you saying you never cared? About us? About what we had? About our baby?" The

happen. You getting pregnant wasn't part of it. This was the only way to keep us both-me and Vanessa-together." His voice was so emotion

. I felt a wave of nausea hit me, my body trembling uncontrollably. I took the papers, my hands numb,

My voice cracked as I looked at him, searching his eyes for any sign

wasn't there anymore. He was a stranger. I turned to Vanessa, hoping for at least an apology, a trace of guilt.

ds without hesitation, as if it meant nothing. "Goodbye, Nat," she said, her voic

lable, and I couldn't stop them. I wanted to scream, to break something, to make them feel a fraction

My heart shattered, and I collapsed. I hit the floor, shaking, broken. I looked at Damien one last time, my voice tremblin

ting, pressing in from all sides. The weight of their betrayal hit me-the laughter, the intimacy, the lies. It all

d was spinning, my legs moving on their own, and I barely noticed where I was going. Before I