He was Guilty, and I Called It Love — Novel

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In a world where love and betrayal intertwine, Verity’s life spirals into chaos when she learns her husband, Monty, may be protecting the very person responsible for her parents' brutal murder. Once her savior, Monty’s unwavering loyalty to Sylvie, the woman who married her fiancé, becomes an unbearable weight on Verity's heart. As the layers of their seemingly perfect life begin to peel away, she’s left questioning everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and the shadows lurking within her home.

With a chilling revelation that Monty has been keeping secrets for years, Verity must navigate the thin line between love and deception. Can she trust the man who vowed to uncover the truth, only to bury it for his own reasons? As she grapples with the haunting memories of her parents and the ghost of a marriage built on lies, Verity faces a choice: to stay in a life woven with betrayal or to break free and seek the truth, no matter the cost.

In this gripping tale of love and revenge, can Verity find the strength to reclaim her life, or will she become another victim of the very love she once cherished?

He was Guilty, and I Called It LoveChapter 1

Verity's POV

My parents were brutally murdered and dismembered at home. At the time, our company was on the verge of going bankrupt.

I begged my fiancé for help, but he turned his back on me—and went on to marry Sylvie Gaines in a so-called “wedding of the century.”

Just when I was drowning in despair, his older brother, a police officer, proposed to me right there at the funeral.

He promised to be my rock for life and vowed to uncover the truth behind my parents’ murder case.

I said yes without hesitation.

But in the end, the case went cold.

Consumed by grief, Monty Griffith took care of all the funeral arrangements himself and brought me back to live with the Griffiths.

For five years after we got married, everything seemed fine—until one day, I accidentally overheard a conversation between him and Detective Bishop, his close friend from the police department.

“Monty, Sylvie was clearly the only suspect in the Raleighs’ murder case. Why’d you drop the investigation? Doesn’t your job mean anything to you? You’ve let Verity live under the same roof as the murderer for five years—what if she finds out?”