Her Kiss, My Ruin

r smile never wavering, but her eyes, when

aid, her voice loud enough for everyone to he

he overbearing, insecure husband. The crowd was silent now, the fun a

low, a clear warning. "Sarah. I'm t

sband. This was my company. These were my employees. I was g

ay, really. You don't have to. I don't want to cause any trouble between you and Mark." His words were a masterpiece of manipul

years, every time I saw him look at her, every time she mentioned

y voice raw. "You worthless leech.

The sound echoed in the silent room. I stumbled back a step, stunned, the imprint of her hand burning on

didn't even look at me. She didn't spare a single glance for t

he asked him, her hand reaching out to touch his arm gently, as if he were the one who had been hurt. She the

as if I were a child having a tantrum. The humiliatio

s, and kissed him. It wasn't a quick, playful peck. It was a long, deliberate kiss, right there in front of me, in front of

ten years of marri