When Desire Meets Deception: The Dangerous Game Of Forbidden Lust

was my lifeline. The argument unfolding on the o

down my spine. "You can't ask me t

I tried to process

ge, and it had all

hat I thought, but the fairy tale came crashing down when my father passed away. I

ire universe. When he passed away, the ground beneath me crumbled, leavin

properties, everything. I was blinded by my pain and trust in him, and he knew exactly what

and work became an all-consuming obsession. Visits home dwindled to rare occurrences, and our conv

ings I'd found on him, the late-night calls every time he was at home, the distant gaze-I co

n spoke next were like a knife to the heart: "Let's just keep the pregnancy a secr

nightmare, and I couldn't wake

heating-but with

r's company and my father held her in high esteem because she was the brightest among her peers, and t

pain seared my veins. Nathan and E

, my voice trembling wi

held up my hand, stopping him. "Do

ut I didn't care. "You're...you're my b

the sound of my ragged breathing. My

ing at Nathan. "You expect m

hat followed

refused to look at her. My focus was on the man

Elena and me?" Nathan asked

o ignore it. I thought our marriage was stronger than this and

oice. "Yara, I'm sorry. I

ou're sorry? You're my best friend, and you've be

palpable. Nathan's face was unreadable,

y voice cold. "You want to marry

han shifted uncomfortably. "I

to have a child with my best friend, and you're still li

ught I saw a glimmer of regret in Nathan's eyes. B

iveness. "You're overreacting, Y

years, barely making time for me, for us, and for our marriage. You are still the same person that

e regained his composure. "I'm just saying, you're

s. "I'm listening, Nathan. I'm hearing a man w

ith tension as Nath

smile. "And you," I said, my voice low and even. "You're s

er eyes wide with fear. "

to understand? You slept with my husband, and now you a

my chest. "Get out," I spat. "Get out of my house,

here, frozen. She turned back to me, tears

the door. "

running out of the house, sobbing. The door slam

etween us was

ound me and the only thing I could hear

ered around him. Then it all dawned on me. He never loved m

d? So stupid? The signs were

o regret this, Nathan," I said, my voice cold and calculate

loser, his finger jabbing at the air. "You're not

ing to back down. "I understand perfectly,

our marriage. Was it ever about me, or was it just about my father's money? Did

uld react, he slapped me across the face, the sound echoing t

back, my ch

ng, but it didn't help. Nothing

nger, and for a moment, we

ed to sit. I needed to stay upright, to

ing alone in the room. The sound of my footsteps echoed through the

to him, my voice barely above a whi