Chapter 1

My husband Ethan and I both cheated. The difference was, his was by choice. Mine was not.

After the intimate photos of him and his mistress Zoe went public, he got me drunk, stripped me bare, and had me placed in a stranger's bed in all kinds of degrading positions — all just to photograph me in a "compromising" situation.

Afterward, I scrubbed my body over and over until my skin bled.

Ethan offered his helpless explanation:

"I didn't have a choice. Zoe comes from a strict family. She can't handle being called a homewrecker — she'll do something drastic."

I laughed coldly.

"So you had someone violate me, spread my photos everywhere, just to protect her reputation?"

The online hate came at me like a tidal wave.

My only living family, my grandfather, suffered a heart attack from the shock and was rushed into emergency care.

Ethan kept pushing.

"All you have to do is tell the media we've been living separately, that you've already moved on with someone new. Then I'll make sure your grandfather gets the best care."