Rejected Bride, Billionaire's Wife
But inwardly, I planned.
I imagined walking into the same circles Damien now paraded himself in, Alexander’s hand at my back, his name tied to mine. I imagined Damien’s expression twisting as he realized I hadn’t crumbled, hadn’t faded into obscurity. That I had risen higher, stronger, untouchable.
It wasn’t love driving me. It was vengeance. Sweet, cold vengeance.
And yet… sometimes, late at night when the mansion was silent, I caught myself wondering if the revenge I sought was enough. If perhaps what I really wanted was to reclaim the part of me Damien had stolen—the part that once believed in love, in trust, in something real.