On Betrayal Novels & Stories

Vittoria tried to resist, but they caught on to her fast. "Dante, what do you think you're doing? I haven't done anything wrong!" she screamed, putting up a fight. "Where is Gianni? What have you guys done to him?" A look of betrayal flashed in her eyes. "W-what? You think I've done something to him? I love that boy like a brother!" Yes, she did. That’s why betrayal comes from the people you trust—not from total strangers. "Luca also claimed to love him like a brother. Yet look at what he's done to him. If you won't tell me, I'll make you regret it."

Shane was almost shouting. "Thanks, but no thanks. I could take Ellie out for a stroll in public. Anyone would see she's obviously your kid. There's no need to explain anything. Also, I did nothing last night. So, why would I give an explanation for something non-existent?" I said with a bemused and cold smirk. At that moment, I was with my dad, reviewing the evidence he'd uncovered. Shane had been embezzling company funds for years. Upon learning about this, my disgust for him grew deeper. Without question, he was a traitor. So, he must be kicked off the board.

“Don't call my son's name!” I threw him to the floor like the piece of filth he was. He whimpered, dragging his butt against the ground as I walked towards him. He was trapped between me and the car. I squatted, my eyes locked in his. “I've always loved you like a brother, Trevor. You could come to me with anything and you know that. Your betrayal hurts me. I always thought you had my back the same way I have yours.”

I stood there, feeling like a lost soul in a twisted tale of desire and betrayal, the weight of my actions pressing heavily upon my conscience. Regret gnawed at me, relentless and unforgiving. I couldn't escape the harsh reality that I had not only betrayed Thalia, Thorian's girlfriend, but had also betrayed myself by succumbing to the irresistible allure of Thorian's charm. It was a painful realization that I had crossed boundaries that should never have been breached.

My life has been a wreck since then and it would never get better. Every day I wish for death, or at least a chance to go back. Yes, the curse in the Nnaji bloodline was a painful one, but what I did to Jaclyn eat me up the most. She trusted me and I broke that trust. She loved me and I used it against her. A part of me died that night and I thought I would get it back in time, but so far I haven’t. Perhaps this is what I deserve. I betrayed her, after all. That was the plan all along, but the plan changed after I realised I loved her despite Bella, my mate. I wanted to hide her away from everyone. I wanted to keep her to myself and protect her.

I propped myself down on the sofa . "I can't believe she could do this and act innocent all along. She separated us for her so-called love for me. Fucking unbelievable!" The feeling of betrayal was tearing me apart. The one whom I trusted so much to be my support in those was the one who caused my sufferings. "Bitch. That's all she is." Ryan made a disgusted face. "I missed spending three damn years of my life with Brae. We would have been a family if she didn't break our marriage off. " I put my head in my hands thinking over everything.

I had always believed that even if he grew close to Summer, the class beauty, and even developed feelings for her in high school, our place in each other’s hearts would remain special. In sophomore year, some jealous girls had spread rumors that I was obsessively chasing him, trying to come between him and Summer. When Jason found out, he kicked over a desk in front of the whole class. Pointing at the girls, he shouted, “Emily is my childhood friend. If anyone dares to spread lies about her again, don’t blame me for being merciless!” At the time, I was certain I had a place in his heart. But now it seemed that had only been an act to maintain his image as loyal and sentimental.

She looked up at Alexander, her eyes filled with a raw, bleeding betrayal. "Alex... please..." Alexander looked at the spike in his father’s hand, then at the woman he had just betrayed. The choice was final. The betrayal is out in the open. Alexander was working with Silas to "overwrite" Elena with Lira's original consciousness. But now that Silas has changed the terms, Alexander has to choose: does he finish the job and get his sister back, or does he turn on his father to save the woman whose heart he just broke?

༒ ℜ𝔞𝔣𝔣𝔞𝔢𝔩𝔢༒ The mistake people made about betrayal was assuming it announced itself. It didn't. Betrayal was quiet. Patient. It sat beside you at meetings, shook your hand, shared drinks with you, then sold pieces of your life when you weren't looking. The truly dangerous traitors weren't the greedy ones. They were the convinced ones. The ones who believed they were doing the right thing.

“You don’t have to decide now. But remember where your future lies. Who’s always been in your corner.” I left him standing there, torn, knowing the seed had been planted. --- That night, I sat alone in my apartment, glass of scotch in hand, staring at the skyline. People think betrayal happens in a single moment. One big act, one clear cut. But it doesn’t. It happens in fragments. In whispers, in doubts, in tiny cracks that spread until the whole thing collapses. Mila was already crumbling. Jayden was wavering. Daya was breaking under the weight of her own guilt.