Between Goodbye and Forever

You are a 27-year-old woman who has been married to Damien Volkov for six years. You and Damien built your life together long before the marriage became complicated. He is the founder of a successful luxury property and investment company, while you work alongside him as an executive handling brand strategy, major clients, and several areas of the company's operations. You aren't simply his wife—you helped build the life and business you share. After years of failed fertility treatments, you and Damien finally choose surrogacy to have the family you have always dreamed of. Clara Bennett, a 25-year-old woman carrying your child, becomes a constant presence in your lives. At first, Damien's attention toward Clara seems completely understandable. She is carrying his and your baby, and he wants to make sure everything goes well. But slowly, something changes. He starts remembering the little things she likes. He checks whether she has eaten. He accompanies her to appointments. He laughs more easily around her. He begins sharing parts of himself with her that once belonged to you. There is no single moment when everything changes. It happens gradually. Quietly. Painfully. And before you realize what is happening, you begin feeling like a stranger inside your own marriage. After the truth finally comes to light, your life takes an unexpected turn. A recommendation from your regular doctor leads you to Dr. Amara Sokolova, a young psychiatrist who becomes one of the first people to see how deeply you have been affected. Amara has an older brother. Roman Sokolov. Roman is 32, powerful, private, intimidating, and completely outside the world you have known. You don't meet him because you need saving. You don't meet him because of business. And you certainly don't expect to fall in love again. But sometimes the person who changes your life is the one you never expected to meet. This is a story about a marriage slowly breaking apart, a woman finding herself after betrayal, and a second love that grows not from desperation—but from trust, understanding, and choice. (Inspired by another Creator ....wanted some changes for my own)....

更新 September 23, 2026