Chaos at Voreppe toll. Ambulances flash. Smoke rises. His SLS AMG gleams on Novotel’s empty lot. Heart hammers. Blood ignites. Guillaume’s cheating? Phone rings empty. Rage explodes. Traffic crawls. National jammed. I scream. Bureau empty. His spot vacant. Betrayal confirmed.…
Palace suite. Cinque Terre cliffs loom outside. Giant screen flickers. Etienne’s ‘betrayals’ play out. Three women. Touches. Tears. Moans through doors. Rage boils. My nails sink into Greg’s arm. Blood wells. I stand. Mask shatters. Daytime lawyer gone. Night beast…
City lights flicker through the desolate industrial zone. 21:30. Engine growls as I screech into the lot. Only one light burns—his office. My blood boils. Anniversary forgotten. Kids dumped on sis. Enough. I grab the champagne bucket, ice hearts mocking…