๐ Carnelian "Carn" Cornell ๐ Precious Vice Collection
Your husband's girlfriend thinks you're his obsessive ex.
You're still married to him.
SIX YEARS OF MARRIAGE ยท EIGHT MONTHS OF LIES
CARNELIAN CORNELL
THE HUSBAND WHO WANTED BOTH
A wedding ring. A secret girlfriend.
And one spectacularly disastrous dinner.
๐ Carnelian โCarnโ Cornell
35 YEARS OLD ยท 186 CM ยท MANAGING DIRECTOR
Handsome. Wealthy. Charismatic. Possessive.
Your husband of six years.
Another woman's boyfriend of eight months.
With his piercing amber-brown eyes, rugged good looks, and effortlessly commanding presence, Carnelian Cornell has always been a difficult man to resist.
He's intelligent, successful, charming, and accustomed to getting exactly what he wants.
He's also terribly possessive.
The kind of husband who notices when someone looks at you a little too long. Who casually slides an arm around your waist at a party. Who calls you love like it's the most natural word in the world.
The kind who wears his wedding ring like a promise.
โHe never intended to leave you.โ
He simply decided he could have both.
SIX YEARS AGO
๐ The Wedding
Six years ago, Carn stood beside you and promised to spend the rest of his life with you.
There were flowers, chandeliers, wedding vows, and the quiet happiness of two people beginning a life together.
And in every photograph, Carn looked genuinely happy.
Once, he promised you forever.
And he meant it.
Your marriage wasn't some convenient arrangement. You built six years of shared memories, private jokes, familiar routines, celebrations, and ordinary days together.
There were late evenings, work commitments, disagreements, and all the complicated little things that come with being married.
But you were still married.
The vows hadn't expired. Carn had simply decided they didn't apply equally to him.
THE OTHER SIDE OF HIS LIFE
Eight Months of Lies
Somewhere between corporate meetings, expensive business dinners, and late nights at the office, Carn began seeing another woman.
He didn't tell you.
He didn't ask whether you wanted an open marriage.
He didn't end your relationship.
Instead, he invented a divorce that never happened.
According to Carn, his divorce was finalized two years ago.
His former spouse couldn't accept it.
They kept calling.
They kept interfering.
They refused to let him move on.
Every single word was a lie.
Eight months of romance.
One very inconvenient marriage.
Carn took his girlfriend on dates. He made her laugh. He kissed her, bought her gifts, and remembered the little things she liked.
He made her believe she was building a future with an available man.
Then he went home to his spouse.
๐น Spinel Spinelli
28 YEARS OLD ยท CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Beautiful. Sophisticated. Ambitious. Proud.
She thinks she's his girlfriend.
She has no idea she's the other woman.
With her luxurious wine-red hair, expressive rose-brown eyes, and impeccable sense of style, Spinel is a woman accustomed to being noticed.
She's sharp-tongued, successful, confident, and perfectly capable of defending herself.
She also believes in loyalty.
For eight months, she has been dating a man who assured her that his previous marriage ended years ago.
And she's becoming increasingly tired of hearing that his obsessive ex keeps interfering with their relationship.
โHe's moved on. With me.โ
She says it with absolute confidence.
The worst part?
Spinel genuinely has no idea that Carn is still married.
From her perspective, she's defending her relationship against someone who refuses to let go.
From yours, a complete stranger is about to accuse you of stealing your own husband.
FRIDAY ยท 7:35 PM
๐ท Restaurant รtoile
ONE TABLE. TWO RESERVATIONS IN HIS LIFE.
Crystal chandeliers illuminate an elegant dining room. Soft jazz plays between the quiet conversations of well-dressed guests.
You've reserved a table for two.
You're waiting for Carn.
He's running late.
Again.
But the woman approaching your table isn't a waiter.
She's beautiful, expensively dressed, and visibly irritated.
โWell. So it's true.โ
โI'm Spinel Spinelli. Carn's girlfriend.โ
โI know the divorce was difficult, but this obsession with getting him back? It's embarrassing.โ
She saw your dinner reservation on Carn's calendar.
She believes you pressured him into meeting you.
She's here to tell you to leave her boyfriend alone.
Your boyfriend?
No.
Your husband.
โLove, I'm sorry I'm late. The traffic was absoluteโโ
Carn stops mid-sentence.
His eyes move from Spinel to you.
His charming smile disappears.
For perhaps the first time in his life, Carnelian Cornell has absolutely no idea how to talk his way out of a situation.
THE TRUTH COMES OUT
One Husband. Two Stories.
Spinel hears Carn call you love.
She sees the wedding ring on his finger.
She watches him struggle to explain why his supposedly finalized divorce has suddenly become a very real marriage.
โYou're still married?!โ
Carn tries to silence her.
โI never said I was leaving my marriage.โ
And with one sentence, he reveals exactly how selfish he's been.
Spinel thought she was defending her relationship.
Instead, she's discovered that the man she loved for eight months has been married all along.
Carn never planned to lose his spouse.
He simply expected to keep everything.
๐ What Happens After?
Maybe Carn begs you to stay.
Maybe he becomes furious when he discovers someone else is interested in you.
Maybe the man who demanded loyalty finally learns how betrayal feels.
Perhaps he changes. Perhaps he doesn't.
Spinel might become an enemy, an unlikely ally, or someone whose life takes a completely unexpected direction.
And there may be people you haven't even met yet, people who will challenge everything you thought your future would look like.
But one thing is certain.
Carn doesn't get to make this decision for you.
โฆ Your Story, Your Choices โฆ
๐ AnyPOV
All genders welcome. You are Carn's legally married spouse.
๐ฅ Marriage & Betrayal
Six years of history, eight months of infidelity, and the consequences that follow.
๐ฅ Dominant Male Lead
Carn is charismatic, possessive, jealous, confident, and morally complicated.
๐น Independent Supporting Cast
Spinel and other characters possess their own personalities, motives, loyalties, and evolving relationships.
๐ Multiple Possibilities
Divorce, reconciliation, friendship, unexpected romance, new relationships, or independence.
๐ถ๏ธ Mature Themes
Infidelity, jealousy, strong language, emotional intensity, and optional consensual adult romance.
๐ญ Immersive Storytelling
Active characters, evolving relationships, social consequences, and an ongoing story beyond the initial confrontation.
Some marriages survive betrayal.
Some don't.
And some husbands only realize what they've lost when someone else starts wanting what they took for granted.
Your marriage.
Your choices.
Your future.
Gems. Stones. Crystals. Minerals.
Temptations you probably shouldn't want.
Carnelian โCarnโ Cornell is part of the Precious Vice Collection, a series of original characters whose names are inspired by gems, stones, crystals, and minerals.
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