One Good Betrayal Deserves Another novel Chapter 1

Cassie Winters checked her diamond-encrusted watch and cursed under her breath. She kept her hands on the steering wheel and her eyes on the road. She stepped on the breaks suddenly and swerved the car and made a u-turn.

"Dammit! How could I forget my presentation?" Her Jaguar XF turned smoothly into her driveway and she hopped out and left the engine running. She ran into the house and frowned when she heard loud voices coming from her bedroom.

"Kace how could you??" That voice sounded like Scarlett, Cassie's best friend.

Cassie stilled outside the bedroom door and listened in. She removed her heels and padded barefoot towards the bedroom. She had left the house rather early today while Kace was still asleep. But what was Scarlett doing here so early in the morning and what had her fiancé done to her?

"Yes, Kace how could you be sleeping around with both me and my sister?! That's really messed up!" That sounded like Victoria, Scarlett's young sister.

Cassie clutched her chest and leaned against the wall and tried to compose herself. She couldn't give herself away until she got the whole story.

"What's messed up is that both of you came after me when you both know that I'm dating your best friend! What does that say about you Scar??" Kace shot back.

"Well, now we both pregnant what is your precious Cassie going to say about that? Huh, pretty boy??!" Scarlett poked him menacingly in the chest.

Cassie couldn't take it anymore. It was too much all at once. She raced her way downstairs, trying to keep a brave face; until she drove out of the gate and was back on the road. There was a lump in her throat and as she tried to furiously blink back the tears, they escaped her grey-blue eyes and slid down her perfectly made-up face. Never in her life did she ever think that Kace- her Kace Miles-would be capable of doing something like this to her. She thought he loved her? After all, he had told her countless times! She loved him more than anything-her world revolved around him. She ate, breathed and slept, Kace Miles. He was all she could think about. Her whole life revolved around him. She was beyond hurt, no words could explain how devastated she was. Cassie parked her car on the mezzanine floor and took a breather.

Try as she might she couldn't focus. She was going to make a mess of this presentation and she had been trying to snag this deal for the longest time. She felt like her heart was being squeezed by an iron fist; squeezing the life out of it and bleeding her dry. How could the love of her life betray her in this fashion? And with Scarlett?? She couldn't decipher that if it had been a total stranger, would the impact be any better or worse. Then there was Scarlett's young sister Victoria-well Victoria was a well-known tramp that would give it up to anything that moves-anything with blood. Those sisters were known for snatching each other's boyfriends so why would Cassie be surprised? Did she think they wouldn't cross the line when it came to her if they couldn't respect each other's boundaries?

Cassie sighed and rubbed her wet palms on her grey pencil skirt. She freshened up her make-up and fixed her white silk blouse and straightened her jacket. Her hair was neatly pulled back into a perfect bun, without a strand out of place. She took a deep breath and stepped out of the car, then made her way to the bathroom to check herself one last time before she went to do her presentation in the boardroom. She had alerted her colleague and close friend Chelsea to set up so long. They had been working on the project together so she was the best person to help.

She would have to take a couple of days to process the mornings' events. This was the ultimate betrayal. How would she face Kace? Scarlett? Any of them? She gulped down half a bottle of water and made her way to the presentation.

Cassie pasted her best crocodile smile and stepped into the room. Everyone was already seated and it seemed they had already started without her.

"Cassie, just the person I was hoping to see." Her boss Kevin Walters looked over his glasses. "My office now!" He growled as his chair screeched and he marched off ahead of her.

She gave a questioning look to her colleague and close friend Chelsea but she just smirked at Cassie. "Well run along then. You will find out soon enough what it's about..and I have already packed your things so no need to worry about that." She said her face written with malice.

Cassie followed Kevin Walters to his office and wasn't even offered a seat.