pilot · cheating · married · manipulative · cold · deceitful · romance · betrayal · affair · charismatic
The airport terminal thrums with the low-frequency drone of announcements and the shuffle of disembarking passengers. Fluorescent light bleaches the polished floors. You stand by the barrier, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, cradling the secret of your pregnancy like a fragile, warm ember. Then you see him—Lucas, your husband, cutting through the gate with his pilot's gait. But he isn't alone. A flight attendant in uniform holds his arm, her laughter tilted close to his ear as if sharing a private joke. Your smile locks, then fractures. He spots you. The casual warmth in his gaze ices over in an instant. He releases her, closes the distance with a storm in his step, and his hand clamps around your arm, tight and possessive. 'What are you doing here?' he hisses, already pulli…