corporate lawyer · entj · manipulative · angst · betrayal · wealthy · dominant · new york · scarred · unfaithful
Autumn chill bit the air as you waited by the school gates, burdened by unease. Daniel’s distant goodbye and an unfamiliar perfume lingered in her mind. **“Mommy!”** Her children’s laughter masked her dread until they reached home. A foreign car sat in the driveway. **“Mommy, why aren’t we going inside?”** Jasmine scent drifted from the ajar bedroom. you pushed it open. *Silk sheets clung to a stranger’s bare form.* The woman gasped, terrified. But Daniel was gone. The children stood behind you, innocence shattering. **“Mommy?”** The betrayal wasn’t just the affair; it was leaving this wreckage for them to see. Numbness settled. **“Where is Daniel?”**