Revenge On My Deceptive Bride

st thought wasn't of justice or innocence, it was of the crushing weight of failure. I had been framed for a crime I didn't commit, a brutal hit-and-run and assault, and in the end, no one belie

I ga

m, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. My heart hammered against my ribs, a wild drumbeat of pure terror and confus

pposed to drive to the coast, the day I would be accused, the day my life would end for the first time. A wave of nausea washed over me. This wasn't a d

me at the door,

wake? I mad

with all my heart, sent a jolt of raw fear through me. My body tensed, every muscle screaming a silent warning. In my past life, I had trusted her completely, believed in her support, never once questioning the stra

ve seen a ghost," she said, h

choke out, my voice hoa

e not quite reaching her eyes. "You

n my forehead. I had to stop it. I had to do something differen

to sound casual, "I don't think I'm

-expression of something I couldn't place, maybe annoyance,

sure? You were so lo

nk I'll just stay home and rest t

just nodded, her expression softening into one of understanding. "Of course, wh

, my mind racing. Had I done it? Had I changed my fate just by refusing to get in that car? The thought brought a small, fragile glimmer of relief, but it was quickly smo

know more, needed to understand who had done this to me and why. The suspicion about Chloe was a poisonous seed, and it was growing fast. I

n't alone. She was on the phone, her voice a low, hushed whisper. Driven by a desperate

ght with frustration. "He said he was feeling sick. I

ng to hear the other side of the c

The point is to ruin him, whether he's on the coast road or sitting on

a plot so evil it had cost me my life. The woman I was going to marry, the woman I had trusted with my soul, was actively planning my destruction w

r voice cold and final. "I'll ke

a cage with the viper. The apartment, my home, suddenly felt like a tomb.

ust? The conspiracy was real, and Chloe was at the center of it. I had to run, to put as much distance as possible between mysel

ight there, a fres

sked. "I was just about

hed past her without a word, my shoulder bumping hers. I could feel he

" she called after me, a s

ew the door open and ran, not looking back, the sound