Part 1: The Frozen Road of Betrayal
The clock glowing on the dashboard showed 2:14 a.m. when the vehicle screeched to a sudden stop. The jolt snapped my neck forward, but the sharp pain tearing through my eight-month-pregnant stomach was far worse.
Outside, a violent November storm battered the deserted city streets, turning the night into a dark, icy void. Inside the luxury Mercedes SUV, the air smelled sickening—my husband Adrian’s expensive sandalwood cologne mixed with the sugary vanilla perfume of the woman in the passenger seat.
Valeria.
His assistant.