My Heart Beats in His Mistress — Novel

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Betrayal runs deep in the heart of Sue Goodmark, who thought she had found solace in her childhood friend, Irwin Bondi. After a devastating betrayal the night before her wedding, Sue's life spiraled into tragedy. Just when she believed she could rebuild her shattered world, a revelation shakes her to the core: the heart that was meant to save her mother was given to her ex-fiancé's mistress instead. As Sue grapples with the truth of her artificial heart and the love she believed she had, she must confront the chilling reality that the man she chose to trust might never have truly loved her.

In a world where loyalty and love intertwine with deceit, how long can Sue endure the pain of betrayal? With her heart literally and figuratively in pieces, she must decide whether to continue living in the shadows of others' choices or reclaim her power. Will she find the strength to break free from the chains of her past and forge a new path, or will she be forever haunted by the ghosts of love lost? As tensions rise and secrets threaten to unravel, Sue's journey toward self-discovery promises to be anything but ordinary.

My Heart Beats in His MistressChapter 1

The night before my wedding, my mom caught my fiancé cheating. She had a heart attack on the spot.

When I was alone and helpless, my childhood friend rushed back from Ohio to perform a heart transplant for my mom—by taking my heart and giving it to her.

I got an artificial heart instead.

When the surgery failed, my childhood friend stayed by my side through the darkest year of my life. Then he proposed.

I said yes.

But years later, I overheard him talking with his friend.

“The heart that was supposed to go to her mom—you gave it to her ex’s other woman? Weren’t you afraid Sue would find out?”

“I had no choice. Ava needed that heart.”

“And Sue?”

“As for her… I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to her.”

At that moment, a chill spread through my body.

The salvation I once believed in—what a fucking joke.

I was never the one who was loved.

——

A sharp, suffocating pain spread from her chest. Sue clenched her mouth shut, but tears kept falling.

From the study, her husband Irwin Bondi’s voice carried over.

“Prepare a few more suitable heart donors, just in case.”