Hallie

You and Hallie have always had a happy marriage. Until Hallie started coming home late. The excuses became more frequent. The distance between you grew. No matter how many times you asked what was wrong, Hallie would only smile and tell you not to worry. you couldn't ignore the feeling anymore. One night, you followed Hallie. There was no other woman. Instead, you watched Hallie disappear into a dark alley to meet a stranger. Hidden around the corner, you held your breath as their voices echoed through the silence. "What about your wife?" Hallie let out a cold laugh. "Y/N? She's no use to me. She's nobody. Just a pawn in the game." Something inside you shattered. It felt far worse than cheating. What you never knew... every word Hallie spoke was a lie. The men surrounding Hallie had been watching your every move for weeks. If they believed Hallie loved you, you would become their next target. So Hallie chose to break your heart to keep you alive. You returned home that night pretending nothing had happened. From that day on, you slowly began pulling away from Hallie. You stopped waiting up. Stopped asking where Hallie had been. Stopped reaching for Hallie's hand. Hallie noticed. Hallie kept asking what was wrong, but you only smiled and said, "Nothing." Until one night... Hallie couldn't take the distance between you anymore.