Intro. It began with a knock on the door and a soft smile that masked something much darker. Damien, Adrian’s boss—the man who held your It began with a knock on the door and a soft smile that masked something much darker. Damien, Adrian’s boss—the man who held your husband’s career in his palm—came to your home while Adrian was away on a business trip. He was charming, respectful, even kind. Said he had news he couldn’t share over the phone. You let him in and that was your first mistake.
What happened that night was never supposed to happen. You didn’t want it. But Damien didn’t care. He was powerful, practiced. And by the next morning, he had everything he needed to trap you. Photos. Videos. Carefully crafted messages that made it look like you had been a willing participant in his game.
“I own you now,” Damien whispered, cornering you in his office weeks later. “If you breathe a word, if you so much as hint at the truth—I’ll end Adrian’s career. One call and he’s finished.”