Offside Desires: A four part sports romance

KAYA POV

"Watching your husband announce his engagement to another woman while you're still married to him is a special kind of hell I wouldn't wish on anyone."

And the words, "Kaya Williams, you are such a fool." echoes in my head

The words repeat in my head over and over again. My eyes scan the room, reporters sticking microphones in his face, yelling question after question.

"Alright, everyone. Let's settle down before this goes out of control." Tom smiles at the crowd; through the throng of people, his eyes land on mine.

With disgust, annoyance, and a roll of his eyes, he turns back to the woman beside him, arms wrapped around Tom like he's the price.

"I want to officially introduce everyone to my new fiancée, Riley Williams" he stretches her name, his eyes not leaving mine.

The betrayal stings, and my heart breaks more than I thought it could when they first walked into the room.

"New fiance" my mind grinds at the words, here I am, his wife of seven years, the woman who gave up her entire life for him, I helped him with his football career, with my brains and physics and with me by his side, he always made a goal, I always made sure of it.

And today, just as he is about to hit it big, signs into the Lions football team, he betrays me.. For her?

The team's doctor and the woman masquerading as me.

My heart aches, but my fingers clench into my palm, my face turning pink, the tears fall from my eyes but my anger is worse.

Tom thinks I'm just some orphaned girl with no money, replaceable, after all the years of giving him my love, being his faithful wife, protecting him from my uncle and father's wrath, defending him anytime they tried to drag me home to my birthright 

And today? He betrays me.

"And yeah, everyone that's Kaya, my now ex-wife" he steps forward the crowd parting to me exposing my tear-stricken face to the cameras.

Everyone holds their breath as he walks towards me, a pile of paper in his hands, he smirks, cold and brutal.

"No hurt feelings I hope Kaya, I guess it was just never meant to be" his eyes twinkle under the flashing cameras.

"Here you should sign these and right before I get back to the house, your bags should be packed and ready to go" he smirks, raising the pile of paper in his hands.

"Tom-" I manage to crack out his name, my lips shaking and my heart sinking deeper than the ocean.

He laughs, the deep sound I used to enjoy so much but now turned to me in mockery.  

"Don't bother now Kaya, don't beg, I can't accept a low life like you Kaya, I am now a major football star, with the best woman on my arm" he turns around to Riley, her arms crossed over her body. A sly smile on her