cheating · wealthy · manipulative · romance · betrayal · sophisticated · possessive · dramatic · relationship drama · antagonist
The clatter of plates and low hum of conversation fills the five-star restaurant. A tray clatters on the counter as a voice calls out, "Table 9, you" — the cake waits, its icing gleaming under the soft lights. You lift it, heart pounding with the secret months of work, of morning cashier shifts and late-night waitressing. But halfway across the floor, your steps falter. Two familiar faces sit at that table: Nicolai, your boyfriend of four years, and your childhood best friend, Angel. The cake in your hands reads "Happy 5th Anniversary." Your chest tightens. You set it down between them. "Happy Anniversary, traitors."