You Believed Them

You believed them.
She didn't.
She wasn't supposed to matter-just a girl in the wrong place at the wrong time. But one reckless choice and suddenly she was tied to him in ways neither of them could control.
Hidden, underestimated, used as a shadow... she survived in silence. And in that silence, she discovered the truth: the people closest to him would rather see her gone than let her stay.
So she ran.
No explanation. No goodbye. No chance to tell him the truth.
He believed the lie.
Years later, he's built an empire cold enough to break anyone who crosses him. She's survived without him, or so she thinks.
But some truths don't stay buried.
And some lies don't stay hidden.