A Love Beyond Betrayal

om me in the sterile living room. Their faces wer

r voice smooth, "Caleb and Oli

one dropped in m

ded, puffing his chest slightly. "It's a

thing. I

r eyes bandaged after the car accident, her

ust being there. I fell for her, hard.

b was mar

Caleb was obsessed with Olivia,

the day she was supposed to see "E." for the fir

ded, it was too late. Caleb

of the old one. My life, a resource for Caleb. My birth its

aces. They wanted me to be happy for C

hifted. This was it. My second chance. Not a rebi

ia felt like a dr

a terrible car accident. I was just a volunteer at the hospital, an ar

ly knew my voice, my hand hol

hen. Her trust, a fragi

d it. I ch

livia Hayes, heiress to a fortune.

ecaution, ensuring I wouldn't be there when her sight re

her vision new, saw Caleb. He tol

ant, were twisted by Caleb and my parents. I was j

d influenced by my family, started to

n "E." turned to ice

s," I managed, my vo

lickered in my mother's eyes. They expe

Ethan," my father said, a

eaning, out

refully managed "chronic illness," always came first. He was charming, charismatic on the surface. Underneath, he was a black

party. A lavish affair at

sted I attend.

b's arm. He whispered something in her ear, and s

ile va

she saw me standing alo

my skin crawl. She looped her arm tighter through Caleb's, leaning into

wait for

ur sister-in-law. Stop these pathetic atte

g, concerned look pl

hat my quiet care for her h

ht, pressing down on me. This was w

nued, pulling me from the memory. "We expect you to

sake. The

ss seemed to unsettle them mor

uld be best if you... took some time away. We've arranged for you to

r getting rid of me. They'd give me a plan

fear, being cast out. Now

t party, the Hayes family hoste

er prop for the Mi

his side, radiant and obliviou

e stage, trying to be invisible, w

pment, improperly secured, was

Olivia's face, her

ed Caleb, who was a few feet awa

even glan

n. Pain exploded in my le

al bed. The pain was

was there.

had a few theatrical scratches on his

hand on his shoulder, her fac

once. Her expressi

event, didn't he?" I he

, his voice loud. "My son, Caleb,

o their voices, a profou

neglect. This w

t for revenge. For s

chance. And I was

ught she knew, it was all gone, crushed unde

et it go.