Blinded By His Betrayal

lid a final document across

one. Summer Reed, welc

he ink flowed smoothly, tracing a name that felt both foreign and deeply r

down. A sense of relief washed over me, so potent it almost mad

er eyes were kind. "The flight is booked for ton

new name, was a shield. Behind it, Ava Hayes was disappearing,

s Ava Hayes, the wi

r story was

ho built a billion-dollar empire from his college dorm room, and his ballerina wife, Ava. They called u

e, struggling to make ends meet after her mother' s disastrous second marriage. They painted

ark, my knight

ued me with a single-minded focus that was both flattering and overwhelming. He said he saw the real me, the streng

t tension of living with my mother and my stepsister, Chloe. He provided a beautiful home, funded my training, and

white roses overlooking the ocean. The sun was warm

masterpiece of

. You are light and grace and passion. Before you, my world was black and white code. You brought the color. I promise to b

on the old wounds of my childhood. I leaned into him, believing every syllab

side at events, his hand protectively on the small of my back. He' d gush about

porter once, a wide, charming smile on his face. "I

, a man who adored her not just for her beauty but for her s

beautiful,

the last o