As I gazed out at the ocean, I realized that I needed to make a change. I needed to confront the edge of my own deception, to face the consequences of my actions. It wouldn't be easy, but I knew it was the only way to reclaim my integrity, to rediscover the person I used to be.
The truth was, I'd been cheating.
Not just on my partner, but on myself. I'd been lying to everyone around me, including my stepmother, who had welcomed me into her home with open arms. She'd become a confidante, a friend, and someone I admired. But I'd been deceiving her, just as I had been deceiving everyone else. missax 23 09 25 pristine edge my cheating stepm work