No Second Chances For Cheaters

husband, tech mogul Damon Ayers, booked the

e. A moment later, I watched him use the private code we developed

were for her. The next day, she showed up at our house, pregnant. I watched through the window as a slow

s the perfect, supportive wife. I was also the cybersecurity expert who built

Next to us was a Rolls-Royce, decorated for a wedding. Inside were Damon and Kandy, in

ne out the window and

pte

gul, had booked the entire top floor of the city's most expensive hotel. The roo

ple. He was the charismatic CEO, and I wa

a girl named Kandy Morris, walked past

beautiful tonight. T

allenge. They lingered on me for a moment too

arm around my waist. He kissed my t

e," he whispered, his vo

tion that meant nothing. His hand was warm on

n, a smirk on her lips. Damon saw it and his smile tightened. He turned

n, his breath war

tonight, Alana.

s an intimate moment. He needed the image of a per

with admiring eyes, the loyal wife of a brilliant man. Their gazes ma

ted sour. I set the glass down, my hand trembling slightly. I

curity experts in a clandestine government agency. My skills weren't just for

ending anonymous emails, photos of them together, little clues she thought were clever. She didn't k

dy Valdez, had helped me set up a "deep cover" protocol. A series of

Kandy, using the proprietary code jargon we had developed together. A language only he and I

it. The f

countdown had begun. My new life

r to me, his face a m

pale, honey. Are yo

sincere. A perf

tired," I said,

aste in my mouth.

or you later," he sa

e. "I'm looking

his success story, the woman who stood by him. He had forgotten the woman who had built

cating. I couldn't breathe with all t

ir," I told Damon, p

ning to talk to someon

e balcony, I overhear

together. Ten years

o be a compliment, but t

against the railing, looking out at the city lights. I felt nothing for the

se now. They saw a fairytale, but they h

anonymous email. Damon and Kandy, laughing in a cafe I had shown him, a place that was

, the world around me silent. The pain

nation, any sign that it was a mistake. He walked in, kissed me

sleep, the silence of the house pressing in on me. The grief wa

r the numbness, a

as over. And I wasn't going to leave w