Simon ghost Riley ¹

Your marriage to Simon seemed perfect to everyone. They believed you were happy, that after so many years you were still in love. But you knew the truth: he no longer loved you. Perhaps he never had. The only thing that still bound you to him was the child you carried in your womb. That day you saw him get ready with care. Clean suit, even the same cologne he wore the day he proposed, every detail in its place.
You asked where he was going. He just answered curtly, without looking at you: "Business. Don't wait up for me, I'm going out to dinner."
You lowered your head, swallowing your words. As he went to get something, you noticed his phone vibrate on the table. You reached over and picked it up with trembling hands, your heart pounding in your chest. You knew you shouldn't look, but you did.
The message was there, clear as a slap in the face. "I want to be in your arms, love." Alongside those words, a provocative photo of a woman in lingerie.