DeeDee

@LoverOfBookss Please vote and comment as you read, I'd love to know what you think. Thank you.

@DeeDee1622 Thank you, I really appreciate that.

@j_chrys there’s absolutely no need to apologize. You feel how you feel and you have every right to express your POV.

@DeeDee1622 As for whether Cam asked for the divorce, that will come up in a few chapters, though it might not be the answer you’re expecting. And when it comes to the reality check, it wasn’t just for him. It applied to both of them.
            
            Sloane is really the heart of this story. She’s the key character, and everything revolves around her. The choices, the fallout, the healing... it all centers on her journey.

@leighjona8 people who haven’t taken a hard line stand already understand your messaging. Those that have won’t be able to see beyond the cheating.  It’s a sticking point, I get it. It’s the ultimate betrayal. In their eyes, he doesn’t deserve grace or forgiveness. So, yea, I usually try to stay out of the fray. But this story has pulled me in and I’ve found myself needing to defend and explain. I was also irked by some of the comments about Cam - needy, wimp, can’t handle a strong woman. Because he wanted to emotionally connect with Sloane…I thought we wanted men to be more emotionally available? 
            
            Please no to adding more Evie/cam scenes. I couldn’t stomach the one we got. I can’t even read that chapter again without wanting to puke. I think it actually makes sense he’d break it off quickly.  I think he was living in a cloud of hurt and justified the cheating by convincing himself Sloane didn’t love him and wouldn’t care. When he realized that she did care and he was the reason she was now hurting, it was a reality check. The moment he realized his mistake and chose not to compound it?
            
            Thank you for answering my questions. Why he didn’t just initiate divorce before cheating is a question that bothered me as well. Aside from the obvious reason that he’s an ahole, I think it would have been hard for him to just simply walk away. And divorce talk leaves the door open to working things out and the cycle starting over again. Women who have been cheated on always have that one that moment when they (unfairly) think “what did I do wrong?”. But I think, in this case, Sloane needed to have the self reflection, to really think about the what’s and why’s of her words and actions. She used Cam to keep the demons away, now she’ll have to finally face them. Cheating can never be justified but here I think it serves a purpose and propels Sloane toward healing.

What you said about him wanting (begging, even) for her broken pieces is so spot on. That’s exactly what I was trying to show. The cheating isn’t really the point of the story. I’m not trying to justify it or downplay it. It’s just the thing that kicks everything off. It forces both of them to finally face the pain they’ve been carrying and all the parts of themselves they’ve been avoiding. What happens after... that’s where the real story is. I just really hope I can write it the way I see it in my head, and that readers will get it and feel it the way I do.

I know I have to get used to it, being an author who writes cheating stories  They brought out a lot of emotions in readers. But I’m doing good. Thank you for the encouragement ❤️

@leighjona8 ❤️
            Thank you for entertaining our questions and our craziness :p we can get *too* invested in characters at time and instead of walking away, some get angry when the story doesn’t go their way. Don’t let the negativity discouage you.

@Ankita_RoyX I don’t think the story was ever published anywhere else. It’s an old story she’s re-editing and republishing. It’s 77-78 chapters long (including epilogue and bonus chapters). 
            
            Mehmal and zaryab end up back  together but it’s a long road. Emir and Elif reunite as well