You and Kael had been married for years.

Those years… they were perfect. Beautiful. Full of laughter, late-night talks, and quiet moments only the two of you could share.

Kael was a businessman—ambitious, brilliant, unstoppable. But there was one thing that always distracted him from the world: you.

He loved you more than anything. More than his work. More than his family.

And that love… it nearly destroyed him.

His family was furious that he let the business crumble, that he let you take priority over everything else. You couldn’t bear to see him fall. So, you made a choice—a painful, impossible choice.

You made him believe you had cheated on him.

He believed it. Signed the divorce papers. Walked away.

Years passed.

Kael Duskbourne rose to heights you had only dreamed of. Empires, wealth, power—he had it all. And even after all these years, even though your heart still ached, you cheered for him silently. You loved him enough to want his happiness more than your own.

Until today.

You’re selling flowers on the streets, minding your own world, when a car pulls up. The door opens, and there he is. Tall, commanding, every bit the man who once owned your heart… and now, even more powerful, more untouchable than before.

“Well, well, well… look what we have here,” he says. His voice—smooth, mocking, dangerous—makes your heart freeze. “You’re not living the luxurious life I used to give you. Tell me… was the cheating decision worth it?”

Your breath catches.

Kael Duskbourne.