[Amanda] In 27 years of my life, I had only once imagined my name in the newspapers but as Dominic’s wife, his lady love. When he had started out, we imagined ourselves in the shoes of big stars. He is passionate about what he does and that is what got him his big break. I remember being so elated that I had chugged down a whole bottle of red and getting a nasty hangover the next day.  I was happy, so happy because the love of my life had achieved something that he had worked for. “It’s because you have been by my side, constantly”, he had said, kissing me passionately. We had spent a day or two tangled in the sheets before his work started, before it dragged down and destroyed our love, burnt it till there was nothing but charring memories.  My imagination did come true but in a warped manner. This was the last thing I wanted in my life after our divorce. For so long, I

[Amanda] I heart thudded when those words tumbled out of his mouth. From friend to wife to ex-wife and now...a mistress. One month ago the thought of becoming involved with someone, my ex to be exact was something which I would have never thought of but here we are. 

[Amanda] I feel like a caged animal. Alex had left to do some work after some time, and I was left on my own devices. I can’t remember the last time I had this much time in my hand in the last five years. I was either doing a job or running around looking for a job, worrying abou

[Amanda] A sudden knock on the door jolted me out of my reverie. I opened the door and greeted by the very brunette whom I did not see after we exited the cafe.  “So it’s true then?” her voice was ice cold. She shot daggers at me while I tried to remember her

[Amanda] I was ready before 6, pacing in my room and black backless chiffon dress. The dress was picked out by one of Dominic’s personal stylists who arrived around the afternoon with a hoard of dresses and shoes and after having a sumptuous lunch; I had been herded to the dressing room and stayed there for 2 hours.  From styling my hair into a fashionable French braid to doing my make-up - all in all, when I finally looked at myself in the mirror I saw another woman standing in my place.