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The elegance of the setting was akin to a battlefield in disguise. The soft glow of the chandelier illuminated the crystal glasses, while the silverware stood off to the side, untouched, and tension simmered between us. Across from me, Lilith sat with a weaponized smirk of cruelty. The light illuminated her blonde hair, casting a shimmering halo around the devilish light in her eyes.
He sat at the head of the table, his face distant as Rowan took a sip from his glass. Despite the torment, he remained silent and unfazed. The oppressive atmosphere had destroyed my appetite so that every bite of food felt like swallowing stones.
Lilith’s voice rang out syrupy sweet.”Sarah.” That sent a shiver down my spine. Tonight you’ve been so quiet. You’re not even here, almost.”
I tightened my grip on the fork until the metal dug into my palm. “I have nothing to say.”
Her gentle laughter resonated like a hammer on a chalkboard. “Well, you should. It must be exhausting to act like the perfect wife when we all know you're a placeholder.”
Her words stung, but it hurt more that Rowan didn’t say anything. He didn’t look at me, didn’t defend me. Her cruelty was only an accomplice to his cold detachment.
"Lilith, if you're trying to make a point, just say it." Stop hiding behind cheap shots.”
Her grin broadened, and she reached over to pick up her glass of wine with a stark, deliberate ease. “I’m not hiding, dear. I’m just reminding everyone where they stand.”
I didn’t see her hand move, but I felt the icy splash of red wine soaking through my dress. Lilith giggled, without a sound in the room, as the crimson stain spread across the fabric like blood.
She sounded so sorry about it. “How clumsy of me.”
The chair scraped loudly against the floor as I shot to my feet. “Enough!” I experienced a surge of anger that outweighed my humiliation, causing my voice to break. "Lilith, you have crossed," he thought.
Her expression was one of mock innocence, and she rose too. “Have I? Or are you just frustrated that your perfect little charade is falling apart?”
“Charade?” I spat, my fists trembling. Only you are playing games, Lilith. ‘You’ve been doing it since the day I met you,’ he said.”
The air between us crackled with hostility, her eyes sparkling with malice as she stepped still closer. “Oh, Sarah. Do you really believe this is all about you? Before he ever laid eyes on you, Rowan was mine.”
I heard her words like a thunderclap. My heart pounded. I turned to Rowan, praying for him to deny it and defend me. He didn’t move. He didn’t speak. His jaw was tight, and he just stared at the table.
I said something in that moment. 'Say something,' I demanded, as my voice broke. “Tell her she’s lying, Rowan.”
It stretched, suffocating the silence. She leaned in, and she hissed into Lilith, her voice low and venomous. “He won’t. Because he knows it’s true.”
Tears threatened to spill over as I looked back at Rowan. I pleaded, my voice breaking, “Rowan.” “Tell me she’s lying.”
He finally looked up at me. His eyes were heavy with something I couldn’t read: guilt, regret, indifference? “Before,” he said quietly, his voice a blade through me. “It doesn’t matter anymore.”
“Doesn’t matter?” I gasped, and the tears flowed freely. ‘You let me marry you knowing this?’ I couldn’t finish, knowing she The words gnawed at my throat like shards of glass.
Lilith’s laugh was soft and cruel. “Oh, sweet Sarah. “Didn’t you really think you were special?”
I whispered, my voice shaking, “Stop.”
She shot back, her grin widening as she did, 'Why should I?' ‘You had been living in a fantasy where you’re somebody you’re not.’ Someone needs to remind you of your place.”
The final string of restraint balled up. I gripped the edge of the table so tightly that my knuckles turned white. “You’ve had your fun, Lilith. I concluded my engagement with your games.
She sneered, her eyes daring me to prove her wrong. “Oh, are you?” "It appears that you're just beginning."
I looked at Rowan, my chest rising rapidly. “You let this happen. ‘You let her humiliate me, walk all over me, and now you’re just sitting there?’”
His movements slow; Rowan stood. He gazed at me icily, looming over me as if suffocating me. “That’s enough, Sarah.”
I shook my head and said, “No.” “It’s not enough. I deserve answers.”
His voice was low but menacing, and he stepped closer. “You don’t know what you’re asking for.”
I fired back, my voice trembling with my emotions, and said, “And you don’t know what you’re destroying.” “God, if you ever cared about me, if any of this meant anything to you, you’ll tell me the truth.”
His jaw clenched, the muscles flexing as he stared at me. Lilith smiled a smirk, watching the scene progress in her favorite drama like it was nothing to her.
I couldn’t take it anymore. The walls of the room felt like they were getting closer and closer, the secrets of the room crushing my chest. Before my mind could catch up, my legs moved, carrying me out of the dining room and toward the front door.
Lilith’s voice mocked and taunted behind me. “Poor little Sarah. Sarah is constantly on the run. How predictable.”
I stepped outside into the cool night air, and it did nothing to quell the raging storm going on inside me. I couldn't stop the breaths coming in raspy gasps as I walked aimlessly through the city; the sound of Lilith’s laugh was still ringing in my ears.
Rowan and Lilith. Together. Before me. He'd done nothing to prevent her from tearing me apart tonight. He’d done nothing to stop her from tearing me apart tonight. She’d used the truth as a weapon, and he’d let her.
How could I ever look him in the eye again? But most importantly, how could I ever believe anything he said—or any lie he told—in this farcical, woven together scenario?
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