Betrayal Novels & Stories

She disappeared down the road. It was too late for regret. Regret meant nothing when it showed up after the damage was done. A month passed before we heard about them again. Lyris lost a leg in the crash. The baby she had abandoned during her escape—her own child—died alone at home from starvation. She was found guilty of treason for siding with the rogues and betraying her own kind. The judges of the Kingdom of Volvia sentenced her to death, carried out with the harshest punishment allowed.

She pointed at Leonardo with trembling fingers. “You! You just killed our child with your bare hands!” Leonardo looked startled, but he quickly turned to me, panic appearing on his face as he rushed to explain. “It's not what you think, Madeline! We always used protection. There’s no way she could be pregnant with my child! “She must have slept with another mafia boss. There’s no way that thing inside her is mine!” “Leonardo, stop being disgusting.” My voice was ice-cold. “In the previous lifetime, you and Dora went to great lengths to kill me. And now you’re playing the devoted lover? You never loved me. You only cared about my family’s power and wealth.”

A pillow was clutched tightly in his arms, and he muttered to himself, “Mom… don’t go. I’ll avenge you… I’ll kill them all… The money, I have so much money…” His eyes were empty and unfocused, trapped entirely in his own world. I asked the doctor how he had become like that. The doctor explained that a week ago, under the pretense of “humanitarian aid,” a special “meeting” had been arranged. Gariel had been seated in a one-way observation room, while on the other side of the glass was his mother, Layla. Layla, however, had no idea that Gariel was watching her. She thought she was speaking to a lawyer sent by Drake, and to reduce her sentence, she betrayed Gariel without holding back.

I said, bowing my head happily. My heart suddenly turned sore when I saw Kessler walk hand-in-hand with my sister. My heart thundered as I felt betrayed and stabbed in the back by the people I love. I held back the tears that were planning to fall so they wouldn't ruin my make-up. Not as if he wanted to hold my hand in the first place, but the betrayal I just witnessed was like a hot knife that is being used to cut through an open wound. The care, love, and attention he gave to Elena at the banquet made the guests wonder if I was the actual Luna or Elena was, maybe I was just supporting them.

"With what evidence? James is very good at covering his tracks. And implicating him would've implicated me too. I was part of the company. Part of the acquisition. Even if I didn't order the hit, I benefited from it. No prosecutor would believe I was innocent." I stare at him. "So you just let him get away with it." "I did what I had to do to survive. Just like you're doing now." "We're nothing alike." "Aren't we? You signed that surrogacy contract knowing it would destroy you emotionally. But you did it anyway because you were desperate. I built my company on stolen technology because I was desperate to succeed. We both made choices we regret." "I regret trusting you. That's different than

hung in the air. They felt final and cold. I felt a mix of relief and dread. Victors face went pale. He didn't say anything.Isabellas eyes widened in shock. Her hand flew to her mouth. "Mom… please no…”“I've waited long for honesty. Too long for loyalty. And now I have neither " I said. My voice was steady.. My chest felt tight. "This stops here.”Victors hands clenched at his sides. I saw the battle inside him. He loved Isabella. He wanted to protect her.. He also knew I was right. He opened his mouth. Then he hesitated. He looked at Isabella. I saw the fear. Worry between them.I was sure of my decision. My hands were still shaking. I held my phone. I was ready to take the steps that would

"How? We don't know what she looks like. We don't know her name. We don't even know if she's one of us – or just close enough to watch." His hand found mine. "Then we watch back," he said. "We listen. We wait for her to make a mistake." I turned to him. "And until then?" His grip tightened slightly. "We don't trust anyone. Not completely." I held his gaze. "Not even you?" Something flickered in his eyes. Not anger. Not offense. Understanding. "Especially not me," he said quietly. "That's how betrayal works. It comes from the closest places."

I didn’t even know what emotion was consuming me anymore. Anger. Fear. Betrayal. Or rage so deep it was turning my blood cold. “They treat me well,” I said softly. And that part was true. “But there is always someone who cannot stand another person’s happiness.” I opened my eyes again. They felt strange. Too clear. Like still water moments before it shattered. “There is always someone willing to stab you in the back,” I whispered. “And somehow… it always comes from the person you trusted most.” The healer’s face changed slightly.

She wanted to scream because of the pain, but she found that she was powerless to ask for help. "The worm that I put on you is called Drunken Death. An hour later, you will fall into an illusion, and everything you hate and fear will appear in the illusion. You will not gain your consciousness until you die in the dream. The effect is a month. If it can't be removed in a month, you will be covered with maggots all over your body and bleed to death with your five apertures opened."

"What rubbish are you saying, Bella? You're not the only one that's hurt. You are not the only one that's feeling betrayed. You are not the only one that feels played. I'm really mad and against what happened. This issue is a very sensitive one and I believe if we don't handle it the proper way, we might end up doing something that we will eventually regret." Bella shook her head, trying to hold back tears. The more she thought about everything, the more she wanted to be alone and cry her eyes out. Never had she felt more alone. If her Dad could do this, if her best friend could do this, if her boyfriend could do this, then there was no one to trust anymore. "I can't pretend everything is ok