The Sound Of Betrayal

Synopsis

The first thing Victoria did after regaining her hearing was to share the news with her fiancé, Scott Salazar. She had just opened her phone when a message from Scott's friend flashed on the screen: [Victoria, Scott's been kidnapped! Come quick!] A wave of panic hit her. In a frantic rush, she dashed to the bank, withdrew a large sum of money, and hurried to pay the ransom. The moment she reached the entrance of the abandoned warehouse, a forceful kick sent her stumbling inside. The heavy door slammed shut behind her. In the next instant, several large dogs lunged, their teeth tearing into her flesh. She was ripped apart, blood pooling on the floor, her screams echoing through the cavernous space. Yet, through the agony, she kept crying out, "I brought the money! Do whatever you want to me, just let my fiancé go!" Her pleas were met with roaring laughter from outside. "Scott, look at this fool Victoria! She actually fell for it and still cares about you! She's so deeply in love. Maybe you should just marry her." "Don't be ridiculous. Scott loves Katie. A worthless woman like Victoria only deserves to be mounted by dogs," one of Scott's friends said. Scott's voice followed, hushed, "Keep it down. Don't let her hear." "Relax, Scott. Didn't you have us buy that deafening drug to feed her three years ago? She's stone deaf now. How could she possibly hear?" a man said. Their words plunged Victoria into an icy abyss. She had once been a prodigy pianist, her compositions adored by many. She had loved the piano with all her soul, until she lost her hearing. She was no Beethoven, capable of composing masterpieces in silence. All this time, she had believed it was the car accident that stole Scott's memories and her sound. Now she knew. Every bit of it was the handiwork of the man she loved most. The great love she thought she had was all an elaborate lie.