Love: Breathtaking & Heartbreaking

Chapter One

Maisie

Love can be the most breathtaking experience, but it can also be the most heartbreaking. It’s like a double-edged sword; it brings light into your life, making it a dream worth living, but when trust is broken, that dream turns into a nightmare you never wanted to wake from.

The reality hurts. The pain cuts deep into the soul—just like what Finn did to me.

I should have known something was wrong when his manager kept calling him every night.

He had been acting strange for days, and I thought it was just a mood swing. I believed he was going through that same phase where he'd pull away, stay distant, and avoid everyone, including me. But I was wrong. This time, it was more than that.

The images from the video that was sent to me replayed in my mind, and I broke down in tears, not caring that I was on a bus full of people.

"You like it like this, baby?" Finn’s words, laced with groans, echoed through my mind. "God, you’re so sweet..."

"I am?" the woman he was slamming into asked. "Better than your fiancée?"

I thought that if Finn ever cheated, at least he wouldn’t talk badly about me, but I was completely wrong. He wasn’t the man I thought I know, he was a beast.

"Better?" he groaned. "She’s not even close... fuck!" He turned her swiftly and thrust into her harder.

"Yes! Fuck, I love it! Just like that..." she cried out. "You can only do this to me, baby... not that ugly woman."

"I don’t even kiss her with the same passion I kiss you," Finn leaned over and kissed her. "I only fuck her when she wants, and I don’t enjoy it... not one bit." His voice hissed through the video as his balls slapped against her, the sound forever seared into my memory. It would haunt me.

“I’m going to cum, baby… and I want to do it inside of you!” Finn’s grunts echoed in my ears, and my cries took on a high pitch. I beat my chest, trying desperately to calm my pounding heart, a heart shattered into irreparable pieces by Finn’s betrayal.

God, I thought he loved me, I thought he wanted me. How could I have been so blind to realize he never did?

“Yes, baby… I love it when you cum inside me,” the bitch rasped, clinging to him as they both cried out in pleasure, collapsing onto the bed, spent and breathless.

“I love you so much,” he murmured, kissing her nape.

When was the last time he said that to me? He never really did. I was just too in love to realize that the man I adored wasn’t who I thought he was.

“More than you love her?” she asked.

“I’ve never loved anyone other than you,” he replied, pulling her closer. “I don’t love her.”

“Then why do you keep staying with her? I… I’m better.” She moaned. “I please you… I let you fuck me however you want. What more do you need?”

“You know I have to do this, Lisa,” he said, sitting up in bed. “It’s the only way I can push that old man into giving me his properties. If I take you to him, we’ll get caught before we know it.” He kissed her cheek. “We can’t afford for him to find out about our plans just yet. We’re not there yet. Until we are, I have to keep her close.”

That was the plan. That was the plan all along, and I thought that bastard loved me. I was overjoyed when he proposed and introduced me to his father. I thought he was serious about us, that he wanted this relationship as much as I did. But it was all just a facade. All he wanted was his father’s property, and I was just a pawn in his game.

How didn’t I see this? I beat myself up for not listening to Mila, my best friend. She tried to warn me, tried to make me see that Finn wasn’t who I thought he was, but I was too blinded by love to see the truth.

If I had listened to her sooner, I wouldn’t be here, finding out my fiancé had been cheating on me just a month before our wedding. Or worse, that I wasn’t even his main woman—he was cheating on her with me.

It didn’t make sense. Nothing made sense. I couldn’t hold it in any longer. I had to confront him, to let him know I was completely done with him.

Yes, I loved him, but I wasn’t going to let any man use me for his selfish interests. Finn was a bastard disguised in angelic clothing, and I’d been deceived.

I finally stepped off the bus and stood in front of his house. I had always looked forward to the day when we would finally get married and move into the house his father bought for us. I imagined us living in our own home, building a family, growing old together, and spending the rest of my life with him. But now, knowing all of that would never happen, my heart ached with unbearable agony. It felt as though a knife was twisting in my chest, the pain radiating through every part of me.

My legs felt weak as I dragged myself toward the house. Each step reminded me of the love and moments I had shared with Finn, the happiness and excitement I once felt at the thought of spending my life with him.

My life had never been easy. After losing my parents at nine, I was left to care for my seven-year-old brother, who grew up to be a nightmare. I thought nothing would ever go right for me until Finn came along. I thought I had found love, that my life was finally turning around, but now... realizing it had all been a lie, my heart shattered into pieces.

I entered the house and rushed up to his room, barging in without knocking. My pain and anger intensified when I didn’t find him there. He was probably with the same woman from the video.

Where the hell was he? I needed to see him, to give him a piece of my mind. Just as I was about to leave and find him, I noticed a small box beside his bed. Curiosity got the better of me, and I opened it. I immediately regretted it. Inside were pictures of him and her.

My heart pounded as I got a clear view of the woman—much clearer than the video. She was middle-aged. How despicable! How could Finn cheat on me with someone like that? An older woman? What did she have that I didn’t?

I couldn’t stop the tears from falling. Would it have been easier if it had been someone my age? Maybe. But the fact that he chose an older woman over me made me feel like complete trash.

I walked to the mirror in his room, turning around and inspecting myself. What was wrong with me that he’d pick someone like her? How could he betray me like this, making me feel so worthless and stupid?

“Who the hell is in my house?” a loud voice bellowed, snapping me out of my thoughts. It was Finn’s father. His voice was followed by the distinct click of a gun.

“It’s me, Mr. Caruso!” I shouted. “I am—” My words got stuck in my throat as I turned and saw him standing there, shirtless, in just his shorts. My body trembled, a strange mixture of the pain I’d been feeling and something else entirely. The shape of his cock, outlined against the fabric of his shorts, sent a wave of heat down my spine.

“Mr... Mr. Caruso,” I stammered, my voice shaky.

"My eyes are up here, Mai," he grunted.

I looked up at him, my jaw dropping. Had I been blind every time I saw him before? How had I not realized how incredibly attractive he was? His chiseled abs, broad shoulders, and rugged looks were overwhelming. God, he’s so damn hot.

“Why do you have that look on your face, Mai?” he asked again, but I couldn’t find the right words. “Finn wouldn’t like you looking at me that way.”

Finn. Always Finn. My life had revolved around him, and look where it got me.

Wait... what did he just say? Finn wouldn’t like me looking at him that way? Maybe that was exactly what I needed. Revenge. The only thing that could mend my broken heart.

Finn cheated on me with an older woman. Why shouldn’t I get back at him by hooking up with his insanely hot father?

It was the perfect idea.