What Deceit Novels & Stories

I had to look away because I got overwhelmed by guilt. The truth was, deceiving this kind old woman broke my heart. We were lying to her, giving her false hope she didn’t deserve. Our marriage existed only on paper and we’d agreed to keep it that way. “We’ll do that, Mama,” Zeke said, noticing I hadn’t responded.

Amos looked away, with his ears reddening. “And by Filipino swindlers?” He felt ashamed. He never failed a transaction except the one he did in the Philippines. The people’s hospitality were so nice that he was easily caught in their trap. “It will never happen again”, he just said and looked up to her. “Kindness is a double-edged sword, and they knew very well how to wield it.” Oriana laughed at him. “You were swindled with kindness.” “And basing from what he said, terrorists? They’re the ones who got you?”, Oriana asked as she looked through the black folder.

With one long, final thrust, he roared his own pleasure and spilled into her depth. A few hours later, Ashton sat alone in the rolling carriage, gazing idly at the snowy countryside whirling past the window. It never once crossed his mind that he would ever resort to this kind of deception and betrayal. As the saying goes, one lie leads to another, and now he was trapped in his own web of deceit, left with no other choice but to continue lying.

The realization hit me like a sledgehammer, shattering the illusions I had built around our fake relationship. Hot tears streamed down my cheeks as I put the pieces together. Ethan's sudden change of heart, his unexpected romantic gestures, and his insistence on luring me into his bed over and over again had all been a meticulously planned ruse. I was merely a pawn in his game, a means to achieve his greedy ambitions. The depths of his deception crushed my spirit, leaving me feeling foolish and heartbroken.

“I never sold drugs, Gabriel… I never did. Ethan wiped my accounts and cheated on me with some woman… and I just, I didn’t have a choice.” “So because your ex cheated on you, you thought it was okay to accept a fucking contract to deceive me?” My voice cracks, a low growl escaping as I take another step toward her. My body is vibrating with rage. “Is that your excuse, Gloria? That I’m just a pawn in your pathetic little game of survival?” Her face pales, and I see her eyes shimmer with pain, but I don’t care. “Was it all a lie?” I push, my voice breaking. “Every fucking thing we shared? Was it just an act to make sure I fell for you, so you could secure your contract? Was it all fake from th

my husband, my love, that was built on lies. “You didn’t marry me because you loved me,” I whispered. “You married me because I was compensated for my fathers life. For my ruined childhood!!.” And in that moment..I broke down and screamed. “So it was a Marriage of Deceit? It was all an orchestrated game for you all?”

Nothing in this room is fully trusted yet. Then came the documents. Contracts Damian claims we signed together, his signature matches while mine looks… almost right. enough to fool anyone who doesn’t know the way I loop the tail of my “r. Besides, one forged document can be dismissed, but a dozen? It’s a masterpiece of deceit. My pulse hammers as I force my breathing steady, but each page feels like a new betrayal. After hours of watching my reputation shred, the judge finally looks at me. “Mrs. Meliś, do you wish to testify?”

It was in this silence that the full, crushing weight of the betrayal finally hit. It wasn't just the fact of the affair, which was a searing wound in itself. It was the calculated cruelty of it being with Lisa, his assistant, the person I had entrusted with the smallest details of my life. The humiliation, the self-doubt, the crushing realization that I had misjudged him completely—all of it shattered the carefully constructed facade of my future. I thought Charles was my anchor; instead, he was the lead weight dragging me under. I sat there, sobbing soundlessly, letting the years of suppressed emotional labor and disillusionment finally surface. I mourned not just the loss of him, but the

she explained. He doesn't want his friend to move forward ?. "That's selfishness "I mumbled . "Not only that you should include deceitfulness in it . He was trying to deceive his friend .From what I heard from your dad ,he had planned it out with the person in charge of the contract also". "I... don't know what to say " I sighed and drop my back on the seat . "You don't have to say anything .I don't just want you to hate your dad for what happened " she smiled.

“I still don’t get this, Austin. Who tricked you, who are you talking about? If you have something to tell me, I suggest you say it now and stop speaking in parables. I don’t have time for your shenanigans!” I warned him sternly. “What else do you want to hear from me, how else do you want me to tell you that Eloise had deceived us all. She deceived me and made me think that the documents I had were the original, whereas, she has made plans to sell off everything behind our backs! That witch!” he spat out in disgust, his eyes going blank as he had that thoughtful look on his face again.