The Night I Won an Award, My Lover Sold Me Out

The night I won the Best Actress award, Luca sent me to an investor's bed.

"It's just one night. It’s fine, Zara. Please, help me."

I was drugged and disoriented, so my body felt heavy and powerless. I could not even summon the strength to say no.

After it was over, Luca gently cleaned the traces from my body.

He held me tenderly and whispered, "Don’t be afraid, Zara. I’ll marry you, I promise."

I clung to those words, telling myself they were enough.

But later, a rising starlet asked him, "You’ve been with Zara for ten years. Were you really willing to hand her over to someone else?