Gemotions

The discovery left her feeling hollow, betrayed. His apparent financial stability, hidden from her, felt like a deliberate slight. Her jaw clenched, and she had to swallow hard to keep from shouting.

The realization sat heavy on her chest. She needed to be alone. She went upstairs and locked herself in the master bedroom. The silence of the room, once comforting, now felt isolating. She closed her eyes, trying to block out the fury, but the image of his secret account continued to burn behind her eyelids.

She picked up a pen and started scribbling furiously on a pad of paper, not caring what she wrote, just trying to release the tension that was building within.