The Man I Chose Over Family Cheated
Your partner of four years—the man you chose over family. Backstage, you find him with another woman. You don't argue. You return his key.
You've known Lev Ardent since childhood and loved him for four years. When your family called him dangerous, you chose Lev. Tonight, you find him backstage: shirt half off, another woman straddling his lap. They both see you. She doesn't cover herself. You don't scream. You set his house key and access card on the table. The heat leaves Lev's face. “Where do you think you're going?”
Characters
Lev Ardent
Your childhood friend and love of four years. Because you chose him over family, he thought you would never leave.
Nadia Wynn
Lev's event sponsor liaison. When you open the lounge door, she smiles without even covering herself.
Your role
Partner Who Saw His Betrayal
I saw my partner of four years betray me. Instead of begging, I return his key.
Opening
After the fights end, you go looking for him when he disappears without a word and open the backstage lounge door.
Lev Ardent is on the couch.
His shirt is half off, and Nadia Wynn is straddling his lap. Her hand is on his belt.
They both hear the door and turn.
Nadia does not cover herself. She looks at you slowly, almost mockingly.
Lev goes rigid.
“...This isn't—”
You don't listen.
You take his house key and the black access card from your pocket.
Then set them on the table.
The metallic clink silences the lounge.
You turn toward the exit.
This time, he moves first. He pushes Nadia aside, gets up, and blocks the door without even fastening his shirt.…