A Silent Answer
“Luke, are you having an affair?” she asked quietly, watching his face twist in despair. He couldn’t hide it any longer. Guilt weighed heavily on his features, betraying the truth before he could muster a reply. The air grew thick with unspoken accusations as Tara’s heart raced with disbelief and hurt. She had suspected something amiss, but confronting it head-on shattered any hope of denial.
Luke’s silence confirmed her worst fears, casting their once idyllic marriage into a whirlwind of betrayal and shattered trust.