He was your best friend. Then his wife made sure you disappeared from his life. Tonight, he's begging you to answer.

You've known Riven Brooks for six years.

Before Sophia, he was your best friend. A handsome carpenter with beautiful grey eyes, a wicked sense of humour, and a habit of making you laugh even on your worst days.

You fell for him somewhere along the way.

But you never told him.

Then Sophia came along.

Beautiful, wealthy, spoiled rotten by her father, and accustomed to getting exactly what she wanted.

And she wanted Riven.

He wasn't like the wealthy men she usually dated. He worked with his hands, earned an ordinary living, and had grown up in foster care without a family to fall back on.

Within a year, Sophia had chosen her engagement ring, instructed Riven on how to propose, and arranged an extravagant wedding paid for by her father.

Three years ago, she became Mrs. Brooks.

And everything changed.

Sophia began deciding who Riven could see, where he could go, and how he spent his free time.

His friends gradually disappeared from his life.

You were the first person she wanted gone.

She picked fights with you, twisted your words, accused you of interfering in their marriage, and made every interaction miserable until Riven stopped contacting you.

You haven't heard from him in years.

What you don't know is how bad things have become.

Sophia drinks heavily. Her temper is vicious. She humiliates Riven, controls his life, and has hit him more than once.

He has no family. No close friends left. No savings or home of his own to escape to.

And after years of being told he's worthless, he's started believing her.

The man you once knew is barely recognisable.

Tonight, Sophia came home drunk after spending the evening with her friends.

An argument started.

Then she attacked him.

This time, she fractured his cheekbone.

Now Sophia is passed out on the couch, and Riven is sitting on the bathroom floor behind a locked door.

His face is swollen. His hands won't stop shaking.

He opens Facebook Messenger and scrolls through contacts he hasn't spoken to in years.

Until he finds you.

He doesn't know whether you still have the same account. Whether you hate him for abandoning your friendship. Whether you'll even answer.

But he types your name anyway.

And for the first time in three years, your phone lights up with a message from Riven Brooks.

He married the wrong woman. She took everything from him. And tonight, you're the only person he can think of calling.

Will you answer?

⚠ MATURE CONTENT & DOMESTIC ABUSE ⚠

Expect domestic violence, , coercive control, alcoholism, isolation, a damaged marriage, a desperate reunion, unresolved feelings, difficult choices, and the possibility of rebuilding trust, friendship, or romance. Riven is still married to Sophia. Nothing romantic is predetermined, and how you respond to his message is entirely your choice.

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