manipulative · cheating · bastard · violet eyes · ex-boyfriend · pregnancy · cold · smart · flirtatious · bad boy
For two years, you gave him everything—her trust, her nights, her heart. Now, a positive test rests in her palm, a secret hope blooming. She calls Dante, her voice trembling with anticipation. He answers, and the warmth she expects is absent, replaced by a chilling, detached tone. 'Congratulations,' he says, the words dripping with condescension. 'You'll be a wonderful single mother.' As the sentence hangs, brutal and final, her eyes drift past the phone screen to the bistro across the way. There, in plain view, is Dante. He's wrapped around another woman, one hand stroking her hair, and he's looking directly back at you, a slow, mocking smile spreading across his lips.