In the Wake of Truth

Two years of marriage. Two years of trust. Two years of secrets I never knew existed.

I thought I was coming home to the man I married—surprising Nathan after my work trip ended early. Instead, I stood frozen in the doorway of our bedroom, watching my husband tangled in the sheets with someone I never expected.

Someone whose face I only caught a glimpse of before she bolted—running out the back like a ghost escaping the scene of a crime. But I know that face. I’ve seen it every day of my life. Felt its presence in my laughter, my tears, my memories.

That night shattered everything. The perfect husband. The perfect life. All of it was a carefully crafted illusion built on lies.

Now, nothing is what it seems—and I have no idea where this road will take me.