What was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of my life quickly turned into something I never imagined facing. Our gender reveal party had been planned for weeks. I’d picked the decorations, the pastel balloons, the cake with its carefully hidden surprise inside. Friends and family were driving in from different parts of the state to celebrate with us. I had been glowing with excitement—finally, after years of dreaming, I was about to become a mother.
But just a few days before the party, I discovered that the man I thought was my partner, my best friend, my husband of four years, had been living a lie.
