I never married for love. I married for peace, for stability, and to silence questions from family. Hunter and I built a quiet life together — no passion, no drama, just respect and companionship.

People often said we were the “perfect couple,” and in some ways, we were. But then I noticed changes. He became distant, always on his phone, hiding something.

I followed him one evening and saw him with a woman. They didn’t touch, but the way they spoke told me she meant something.When I confronted him, Hunter confessed. Her name was Alison — his first love, the woman he had never truly stopped loving.

My heart didn’t break out of jealousy. It broke because I realized the man I called my husband was still holding on to someone else. That night, I made a choice.

Instead of clinging to him, I decided to help him. With the help of my colleague Kieran, I rushed to the airport before Alison left for Europe. I told her the truth: that Hunter had always loved her, and this might be his last chance.

She came with me. When Hunter saw her again, the way they looked at each other said more than words could. I stepped aside.

I wasn’t losing him — I was giving him back to the love he had never forgotten. As I watched them, Kieran stayed by my side. For years, I told myself I wasn’t capable of love, but in that moment, I realized my story wasn’t over.

Perhaps, just maybe, I had opened the door to a new beginning of my own.