Betrayed by Ink

While shelving books at the public library, I found loose pages: a novel-in-progress written by my partner

Alex, detailing a vivid affair with a woman named 'Emma.' The words were a silent

scream echoing through my mind. Each line told of a life I never knew existed,

penned in Alex's unmistakable handwriting. How could he craft such vivid scenes of deception while

we lay side by side each night? As I sifted through the pages, my heart raced,

and an unsettling chill crept up my spine. Alex, who always spoke

of honesty, was living a double life through these ink-stained secrets. The protagonist,

Emma, was eerily similar to me—an ambitious writer struggling against invisible