My Fairytale Shattered: His Cruel Betrayal

Roja

had once been my home. It felt like a museum of a dead woman's life. Every

the cashmere sweaters, the silk ties. I piled them on the floor. Then came my things-the designer

into three piles. Se

clear out half the closet. "But Madam," one of them, Maria, whispered, her hand hovering ov

ria," I said, my voice

ft on my pillow. I took them all down to the building's incinerator myself. I watched the flames consume our m

his studio, raised an eyebrow when he saw the delicate script on my shoulder blade. 'Amor Vincit Omnia' - Lov

ver this up?" the artist

ant a phoenix. Something

e were sun-drenched and drunk on love in a tiny shop in Positano. "Forever

beautif

nquer all. It didn't conquer a traumatic brain injury, and it certainly didn't conquer the insidious poison of a

heduled for the next day. A fresh wave of grief, sharp and potent, cut through

relatives showed up. I stood by the open casket, looking at Leo's peaceful f

rs to the cha

lena clinging to his arm

ed me to attack him. He kept a protective arm around Helena, shieldin

here?" I asked, my v

our brother," Julian said, his tone dism

as if Leo' s death was a tacky inconvenience. "It's a shame. He

. "A stupid prize? Is that what you call

His own bad decisions killed him. Helena was just tr

broken, hysterical sound that made everyone turn to stare. I looked at Helena, who was clutching a small, fluffy

rd. He thought you were a god. He used to tell me how lucky I was to have you." My voic

at way," Julian snarled,

al home?" I snapped, my grief

s when she's alone. I didn't mean any disrespect." As she spoke, her g

, sensing freedom, l

, its paws scrabbling on the polished floor. Before a

my brother's face, its claws catching on the careful work the mortician had done to hide the bru

ena cried, her voice

ed forward, shoving the dog away from Leo's

ed. He pulled her into a protective embrace, stroking her hair. "It's okay, darling.

's head, trying to smooth his hair back

r, the boy he had condemned to death, and sneered. "Do