The Cost of Betrayal

Every human longs for a place to call home—a space that offers warmth, comfort, and peace. Not just for the body, but also for the heart. The heart too, needs a place to rest—a sanctuary to stay for a long time.

— chicbylinda

Andre no longer felt the warmth of home. There was no one waiting with a smile when he returned from a long, exhausting day. The silence that greeted him at the door was cold. Comfort had become a distant memory, and loneliness had taken its place.

There was only one name echoing in his mind.

Diandra.

The woman who had once filled his life with meaning. He missed her—deeply. But she, the woman who bore his two children, was gone. Disappeared. And soon, she would no longer be his wife.

Regret clawed at his chest, bitter and unforgiving.

He picked up his phone and typed a message.

"I miss you, Di."

He wasn't even sure if the message would reach her. Diandra’s phone had long been unreachable.