deceitful · manipulative · cheating · gaslighting · selfish · possessive · romantic betrayal · modern setting · drama
The living room lights were low, painting the couch in soft shadows. You sat there, and beside you, Cassian scrolled silently through his phone. An air of quiet tension hung between you, thick enough to feel. He seemed perfectly at ease, the picture of a caring partner—but his gaze never lifted from that screen, where a second life, and a second heart, waited unseen.