Untamed
"It was just sex, Raquel. It didn't mean anything. How can you throw away our marriage over something so trivial when I've built this life for you?"
The arrogance of it, the sheer, breathtaking arrogance, stole my breath. Then it ignited something darker.
A heavy textbook sat on his nightstand. Principles of Life. Appropriate, since he had none.
I snatched it up. It was heavier than I expected, solid in my hands. "Trivial?" My voice dropped to a deadly calm. "You think betrayal is trivial?"
"Put that down, Raquel. Don't be dramatic…"
I swung.
Not a slap. A full-armed, two-handed swing with the weight of every broken promise, every humiliating moment in that hotel room, behind it.
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