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Burned by his lies

Burned by his lies

Author: Bryan King
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Chapter 1 Already Married

Word Count: 1290    |    Released on: 11/10/2025

a's

sake Celeste, I already said I'll be bac

tand behind doors and listen to people's

oice almost like a whisper, and his tone sounding very de

my feet stay rooted outside our half-open bedroom door. He is pacing as he tries to convince who

nderstand?" His voice sounded short now. "If you would just

mething that made him stop pacing

You're still my wife.

is one hit me harder than anything else. The shock from it made m

dy legally married to someone el

pushed the door open, making him stop hi

voice despite what I was feeling inside.

ore he quickly put on the cool mask

ckly as his facial expressions

ra.

m mid-sentence. "I'm asking you

ust me," he said, moving c

married to her. So I'm going to ask you again Adrian, with th

thing except me as he continued moving from one end of the room to the othe

my... m

in the room. "Your wife? How? When?" I rub my temples trying t

hing and she knows that I don't love her," he said, knee

ou even listen to yourself?" I quickly

oves to me and takes my left hand where my w

me. "Love?" I scoff. "Why didn't you tell me that you already h

e rises as he speaks. He takes a deep breath before going

y to tell me before I wore that dress, before I walked down the aisle and let you put a ring on

mise," he holds my face in his hands.

a wife, Adrian," I tell him. The te

e kisses the tears from my cheeks, then

but please don't leave me, Zee. Let me make this right

on each other but I

ime it's so intense. It's like he's trying to pour all his sinceri

fects of the bomb he just threw down

ent. His kisses were like drugs to my senses. The way his hands hold my f

tten it. And I hate how much I s

t we already crashed a long time ago. His hands shake as they roam my body. I

ionate to rough, intense, and desperate. To him, it may be ma

into me. We're groaning and moaning until we r

hugs me from behind. "I love you," he says before falling

burning in my mind? I lay quietly in the dark look

oom, I lock the door and open a cupboard where the hotel staff had left the box of pregn

test now so the news could be a wedding gift to him. Bu

next five minutes felt like hours. And when I finally looked a

ld be happy but it's difficult. Especially wh

whisper. "I am pregna

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“BLURB Zara Winterborn believed that marrying Adrian Leighhton was a dream come true and the best thing that had ever happened to her broken childhood. Instead, it tied her to a man whose love hid a dark truth that burned her to ashes. She overhears a phone call on their honeymoon that shatters her whole world. The love of her life is already married. Feeling betrayed and desperate after learning she's pregnant, she makes some unthinkable decisions. She fakes an abortion, fakes a miscarriage, and disappears from her old life. Five years later, she returns as a renowned architect. Not as Zara but Aria Sterling with a secret daughter. Adrian sees her at a gala and his regret transforms into obsession as he hires investigators to dig deeper. He will tear everything down, even his empire and his blood just to win her forgiveness again. But Adrian isn't the only one who becomes obsessed with her. Even Damien, the stranger who helped her disappear to punish her, has his own plans and wants to use Zara as a weapon for revenge. As secrets of stolen embryos, hidden mothers, children, unknown siblings, and bloodlines twisted by lies, come to light, Zara must choose. Does she stick with Damien and destroy Adrian forever or does she forgive Adrian and let him into their lives? She vanished before. Can she disappear again when things get tough?”
1 Chapter 1 Already Married2 Chapter 2 The Morning After3 Chapter 3 Fake Loss4 Chapter 4 Preparations5 Chapter 5 Her Death6 Chapter 6 Ghost In the Crowd7 Chapter 7 The Burn of Denial8 Chapter 8 Chasing Her9 Chapter 9 After Her Lie10 Chapter 10 The Photos11 Chapter 11 Truth and Hurt12 Chapter 12 Confrontation13 Chapter 13 Broken Peace14 Chapter 14 The Park and the Proof15 Chapter 15 Hidden Cameras16 Chapter 16 Paparazzi17 Chapter 17 The Letter18 Chapter 18 House of Control19 Chapter 19 Parents' Call20 Chapter 20 Worry and Security21 Chapter 21 Ballet22 Chapter 22 The Visitor23 Chapter 23 Damien's Suggestion24 Chapter 24 His Game25 Chapter 25 The Threat26 Chapter 26 The Trap.27 Chapter 27 The Misunderstanding28 Chapter 28 Allergy29 Chapter 29 Missing Footage30 Chapter 30 The Bodyguards31 Chapter 31 The Beach Trip32 Chapter 32 The Storm33 Chapter 33 The Drive Back34 Chapter 34 Flatlined35 Chapter 35 Mother's Lawsuit36 Chapter 36 Defending Her37 Chapter 37 House Hunting38 Chapter 38 Served39 Chapter 39 Grandpa's Visit40 Chapter 40 Found Us41 Chapter 41 The Gala Strike42 Chapter 42 Court Battle43 Chapter 43 The Insider44 Chapter 44 The Rat45 Chapter 45 Rat's Confession46 Chapter 46 Bookstore47 Chapter 47 Bookstore Moment48 Chapter 48 Bonding and Shopping49 Chapter 49 In Her Home50 Chapter 50 Her Punishment