When His Lie Became My Truth
“You told me you had cancer, and I had the chance to stay by your side, to walk with you through your final days.
“Why did I have to lie to you? Why did I let you leave, so full of grievance and sorrow?
“I deserve to die! Jessica deserves to die! If not for her, I wouldn’t have lied to you, I wouldn’t have cheated, I wouldn’t have hurt you so many times.
“Let me make it up to you, Lorien.”
Pierce’s eyes turned bloodshot, and I glimpsed something fierce and ruthless in them.
To anyone watching, he would have seemed like a man consumed by love and grief, a deeply devoted husband.
But in truth, his rot ran bone-deep.
And I?
I simply floated coldly by his side, a sneer on my lips.
It’s far too l