Threads of Fate
Prologue
Rain lashed against the tall windows of the mansion, turning the world outside into a blur of silver.
Through the marble corridor, she walked alone—frail, trembling, yet breathtaking in her quiet defiance.
Her suitcase dragged behind her, wheels rattling over the floor like the last heartbeat of something long dead.
Behind her, he ran.
Helios
Please… don’t do this! I love you! Just stop for one second!
His voice cracked, splintering the heavy silence.
But she didn’t.
Her wet hair clung to her face, her shoulders shivered beneath the thin fabric of her dress, and still, she didn’t stop.
For years, she had bent, until there was nothing left of herself.
Now, with every slow, deliberate step, she was leaving it all behind—this house, this love, this life that had taken everything from her.
He reached out, but the distance between them was more than space.
She paused only at the door, looked at him and spoke.
Grace
There’s nothing left to talk about.
No explanations. No excuses.
Do you remember, it was never me?
You married me because you wanted revenge on my ex‑fiancé…
even though you had a girlfriend waiting for you abroad.
I accepted it. I was dutiful to a marriage that was forced on me.
I stayed.
I swallowed your aunt’s taunts, the insults, the loneliness.
And somewhere along the way—without even realizing it—I fell in love with you.
She finally turned to face him, tears spilling freely now.
Grace
But what did I get in return?
You. The one person I trusted…
You didn’t believe me.
You gave me twenty‑four hours to prove I wasn’t betraying you.
And I did.
I proved it to you, to your family, even to the woman, who claimed to be your girlfriend, and let live under the same roof as your wife.
Do you have any idea how humiliating that was?
Do you know what it does to someone to be doubted by the only man she ever loved?
He stepped closer, pain etched across his face.
Grace
No. Furthermore, you chose not to see me.
Not only that, but you say you love me, but love without trust is just another kind of cruelty.
You stood silent while everything around me tore me apart.
You didn’t raise a hand to hurt me, but you let it all happen.
She dropped the signed papers on the floor; they landed with a soft, final thud.
Grace
Yesterday was my last straw.
I am done.
I don’t want a penny.
I don’t want your name.
From this moment, you are a stranger to me.
Don’t ever come in front of me again.
Because if you do, I swear—I will kill you.
Grace
I loathe what you made me feel.
And I hate that I still love you. But this is the last time you will ever hear my voice. So stay happy with your family and your girlfriend.
She turned away and pulled the heavy door open. The storm swallowed her whole.
And he just stood there, broken, as the only woman he ever loved disappeared from his life forever—not because she stopped loving him, but because he couldn’t trust her love.
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