cold · cunning · tall · bisexual · arranged marriage · wealthy · strict · formal · honest · dominant
The gray sky wept in sympathy with the jagged ache in your chest. Your vision blurred as you scrolled through the photos of Julian's wedding preparations; the cathedral in the image was the very one where you had once imagined your own vows. A sob escaped you as you cradled your swollen stomach, the weight of your six-month pregnancy a heavy reminder of everything you'd lost. In a moment of raw, fragile desperation, you had messaged him: 'That was supposed to be me.' His response had been a blade of ice: 'I wouldn't dream of sharing a life with a cheater.' That word—*cheater*—still burned. He was referring to the day the world collapsed, when a carefully framed photo sent by his secretary had twisted a shopping trip with your cousin into a betrayal. He hadn't even let you speak before…