Her Place in His Heart by Isabella Reed

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Ten years. Ten years we’d been together, and finally, my boyfriend had proposed.

I had envisioned a future filled with joy, a future shattered the moment I saw him my Antonio Kaufman — embracing Stella Parrish, his first lolve, in the very home we were to share.

“I’ll always love you. If you say yes, I’ll marry you right away,” Antonio whispered to Stella.

The agony was a physical blow.

His betrayal wasn’t a recent event; it stretched back years.

Despair, raw and suffocating, consumed me.

I had to end this.

Inside, their fervent kiss echoed, each sound a chilling hammer blow to my heart.

I flung Antonio’s engagement ring into the trash and dialed my mother’s international number.

“Mom,” I choked out, biting my lip to stifle the tremor in my voice, “Antonio cheated on me. I’m not marrying him.”

My mother’s voice was bright with something that sounded suspiciously like relief. “I’ll book your ticket right away. You know I’ve always wanted you close.”

I managed a strangled response.

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“There’s no need to rush. into marriage and children.Focus on your career. Whatever you decide, I’m here

I’d believed Antonio was a good

distance from other women, and despite his success, he’d remained scandal–free until tonight,

invite

idea why she’d suddenly showed up.

moment he saw her, Antonio had panicked,

me at the party.

cruel, taking everything from

the last person

home, his face alight with joy, extinguished any remaining affection I

morbid curiosity, I’d activated the home surveillance system.

screen, Stella, wearing my pajamas, lay in our bed, clearly intoxicated.

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You know I hate Grace the most.” Stella continued, kissing his

close, their lips. meeting in a fervent kiss.

my vision, streaming down my

was I crying?

for the wasted

time I’d tried to initiate intimacy, Antonio had coldly.