Beyond The Betrayal: Her Rise

betrayal, the crushing self-blame-it was all gone. Replaced by a cold,

to Dr. Sharm

," Aja stated,

waver. She just watched her, her eyes

asked me to take

ration, or sometimes, one alter becomes dominant to handle the outside world. The orig

e goal. Justice is. Aubrey's resting. She

sleep. Aja had a limited window before the world, or perhaps Alexander, tried to f

her phone rang.

are you? I've

rn in his voice. She agreed to meet

king agitated. He stood up and tried to hu

wardly to his sid

me, he seemed to see that something was diffe

k... dif

person," Aja sai

sed speech about their history, their love, the company they built together from his dorm ro

rey. Everything I did...

armth of his hand, the easy laugh. But all Aja felt was the cold, hard reality of his betray

ion," Aja said,

ed. "A c

der. The doctors in prison diagno

rew his head back and laughed. It w

me new game to make me feel guilty? You'

brey," Aja s

e always loved you. Katerina... she was a mis

a year as a 'lesson'," Aja re

sing. "I was wrong. I admit it. But we ca

ives, at least for now. He talked about Katerina being "vulnerable" a

e words Aubrey had cried over for three years. "In

to look uncomfortabl

s

ng. "I just need some time to handle it, to get her set up

hand. Aubrey would have melted. Aja felt

g her silence as acquiescence. "Every

ed had never existed. He had been changing for years, his success feeding a nar

her woman's perfume on his shirt. When she had confronted him, he'd gaslighted

before Katerina ever

orce, Alexand

ed in his eyes. "No. Don't say that.

terina. He wanted both. The respectable, supportive wife and the exciting, ill

aining its command. "I will get rid of her. I p

was trying to project. It was a masterful perform

Aja asked, her

romi