Her Empire, His Ruin

My thumb hovered over the screen, then I tapped the little heart. It was a beautiful, honest architecture project from an old friend, the kind I used to dream of doing.

Then the comment popped up from another classmate: "Ethan Miller! Good to see you' re still keeping up with real architecture. Thought you' d be lost to the dark side by now."

The "dark side" was Vance Development, my wife Olivia' s company, where I was the head architect, designing sterile luxury condos.

I closed the app, the familiar dull ache starting in my chest, and watched Olivia prepare for the Urban Development Gala…