The Woman He Never Loved

“So all the moments we shared together meant nothing to you?” I yelled, my voice cracking under the weight of my emotions.

My legs betrayed me before I could even finish the thought. Strength drained from my body, and the next thing I knew, I was crashing to the cold floor in pure horror.

For a brief moment, everything spun.

Then he spoke.

“If you want the truth,” he said slowly, finally lifting his head to look straight at me. “Then I will tell you.”

His eyes were empty. Detached.

“I have loved only one woman all my life,” he continued. “The rest… I only...