Betrayed by Love

New York sprawled beneath him like a glittering mosaic. The world knew him as a commanding, ruthless billionaire, a man who demanded

now who it was. He'd been waiting for this. Fighting the tightening in his chest, Alex

glowed on th

ver the screen before

ted the tension in his shoulders. "Alex

ds slipped out so easily, so dange

h on the other end. "I just...

t his desk, his eyes fixed o

For months, Alex had been living two lives, the flawless, composed billionaire with a beautiful wife

lled from the carefully woven fabric of his life,

he closed his eyes, her words wrap

ss yo

ttered the moment. Alex straightened

e. Goodni

ight,

s permission. His assistant, Mark, stepped in, his expression tense. "S

familiar weight settle over him.

ir... it's the thi

s I s

s,

ection staring back at him - a man living a lie, trapped bet

e feeling that the crack

of silence against the chaos outside. His thoughts were a tangled mess, each mile pulling him

pulse quickening as he approached a quiet, tree-lined street. Parking, he stepped out an

d there, her face lighting up with a mix of surpr

ed to s

e air, a stark contrast to the cold, sterile silence of his mansion. As she clos

im, gentle but firm, grou

rough when I'm

r gaze searching his. "Then w

had no answer. He kissed her instead, a desperate, hu

oft glow of the bedroom. Clothes were discarded, whispered promises

ing soft and steady, the emptiness returned. His phone vibrated a

d to love, protect, a

lawed at him. He was a man torn between two lives

night air bit at his face, but it did nothing to clear the fog in his mind. He drov

pale moonlight. As he stepped inside, the emptiness seemed t

le

figure was waiting. Evelyn. Dressed in a silk r

he said, her voi

"I told Mark to inform y

a bitter smile playing

ing in her eyes, a flicker of pain, a hint of suspi

aring into the darkness, Alex stood rooted in p

ad, he stared at the empty hall

t a notification caught his eye, an anonymous message wi

ws. And