Checkmate The Betrayal Novels & Stories

“Beautiful! That scumbag finally used his brain for once!” I only gave a faint smile. The show was far from over. I took out my phone and hit send. The next second, the LED screen in the church—originally playing romantic music—went dark. Then a photo appeared. The one Rose had sent me: she and Ethan in the hotel bed before the wedding. Next came every line I’d photographed from the two time capsules Ethan and Rose buried together. The crowd erupted. “Oh my god! So the groom cheated before the wedding? And the mistress is the one wearing the dress?”

"Grandma has passed away, and this necklace was made from her ashes. How could I not jump in after she threw this necklace into the water?" Meanwhile, Sarah tugged his hand pitifully. "Hunter, didn't Jerry say that her Grandma is doing well in the hospital?" Hunter's face grew even more stormy. "Audrey! That's your own grandmother you're cursing, for God's sake! How could you curse her like that just because you're jealous of Sarah! Retrieve the necklace and apologize to Sarah!" I felt my body freeze from his betrayal. I scrambled miserably to the poolside after retrieving the necklace from the bottom of the pool.

"If there's an injustice that needs to be addressed, I'll do everything I can to resolve it. Just say the word." Hudson pressed himself as close to her as he could, his voice trembling. "I'm scared…" Rebecca clapped her hands, and someone stepped forward to remove their blindfolds. She then said to me, "Arthur, everyone involved is here. Whatever you want to do with them is your call." I looked at the people across from me, but there was no sense of satisfaction in me at all. All I felt was hatred and disgust. The moment the blindfold came off, the tension on Winona's face eased a little. She looked at me with the same unreadable calm she always had.

They sat in silence on the couch, twin mugs of tea cooling between them, untouched. Elias stared into nothing. “The night I made that tape... I went to confront him. I’d figured it all out how he was manipulating the trust, how he planned to use our marriage to grab more control. I told him I was done. That I was walking away. That I was going to tell the board everything.” Lucas’s jaw clenched, but he said nothing. Elias rubbed his hands together like he couldn’t shake something off. “He told me if I married you and went public, he’d make sure I never made it to the altar.”

She was grinning now, wide and triumphantly. The next, standing in the doorway? Was Celestino. Alive and breathing. What the f*ck. He was dead. I killed him. Right? But there he stood. He wasn't alone. Vincenzo was beside him. And everything dropped. The air, my pulse, even my grip on sanity became unstable. “You f*cking betrayal!” I roared, rising to my feet. But I realized it was too late. I’d been played. And this time? It was a f*cking checkmate.

After a long silence, he whispered, "Mom, Samantha was my first love. Grandpa tore us apart. I admit, I was emotional when we reunited, but I have lines I don't cross. I never touched her. I didn't betray Trista, and I never intended to end our mating!" Alaina knew arguing was pointless. she reigned in her emotions, her warning coming out one cold word at a time. "There are many types of betrayal, Cassian. Mental drifting is one of them. The moment you decided to claim that bastard, the ending was written. You couldn't keep the child, and you won't keep Trista."

She started taking small steps towards me which was irritating me. " I don't have all the time in the world for you, Ms. Taylor. Walk fast." I noticed her flinch at my sudden rise in voice . Walking hurriedly, she took a seat opposite me. I leaned back on my chair , keeping my eyes fixed on her. Looking at her face made me visualise everything. The memories were as fresh as we're from yesterday. The face which once was my world, I always wanted to see the beautiful smile on her face but she crushed those feelings. She threw whatever we had in flames. Now I want nothing more than to see pain in her face. In the last three years , each time she came to my mind, her betrayal overpowered our

“Tell my Betas not to disturb me unless the world is ending.” Without a glance back, Amani stormed away, her shoulders stiff, each step echoing her profound anguish. To Steven, it was as if Amani was a dam on the verge of breaking, her Alpha strength crumbling under the weight of betrayal. The look in her eyes was one of utter devastation, a fierce testament to the deep wounds inflicted by the betrayal of someone she had trusted completely.

Just dad's and uncle's very close and trusted ones went on with them for the deal. The whole Italian mafia, zax and his coward army were on one side and they were on the other. It was clear, what's going to be the result of the battle. But the pain of betrayal hurt them the most. Never ever he would have thought that his own brother like friend would betray him. That too for what, just the mafia throne. They fight till their last breathe but zax shot dad on his heart. Uncle was already injured, barely breathing but alive. He shot zax on his leg. Outraged zax pulled the trigger on him, 6 times.

Matt stared at me like he could not believe what he was hearing. “You think I’m going to sit here and let you ruin my life because of some stupid mistake?” he yelled. “A mistake?” I repeated. I stepped closer to him and the anger in my eyes was enough for him to take a step back, as he looked lost. “You slept with your wife’s best friend, Matt. You betrayed the woman you promised to protect. And when everything came out, you still showed no regret.” “That’s not your problem!” he shouted. “It is my problem,” I said firmly. “Because I am the Alpha.”