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