The Woman He Wronged

tood on the balcony of Liam' s penthouse, the city light

ched my skin, but

in my pocket. Inside was the watch I' d saved for months to buy

re. We' d built a life together, dreamed of houses I would design and a family we would raise.

his voice from the other side of the sliding glass door.

Dad. The wedding

ust have misheard. My hand trembled, my fin

His father' s voice

fter Sophia and I are married, I' ll set her up in a nice apartment. She can be my girl on the side. It' s the perf

f nausea so strong I had to grip the railing to keep from falling. My mind was a blank, wh

a business plan. I was a line item, an asset to be managed. The five years we shared, the love I

elt tight and empty. Each heartbeat was a painful thud against my ribs. I stumbled back into th

so badly that the liquid sloshed over the rim. I saw him then, across the room, schmoozing with a g

' d given me this morning when he kissed me goodbye. The smile that promised forever. My stomac

ile faltered, a flicker of annoyance crossing his face before being replaced with practiced

he asked, his voice full of th

thought I knew. I saw the lie in his eyes. I saw the

of the penthouse, out of the party, and out of the life I had so carefully built with a man who never intended to share i