Emma scrolled through her phone, frowning at the endless string of texts from her husband James saying he was stuck in business meetings all weekend in the Hamptons. They were supposed to be on their honeymoon, but he claimed he had to work the whole time. She had a nagging suspicion he was lying. Just then, her phone pinged with a notification from Instagram. Emma's jaw dropped as she saw it was a scandalous photo of James in a passionate embrace with another woman on a Hamptons beach. The caption read: "FILTHY RICH MARRIED MAN CAUGHT CHEATING ON HONEYMOON WITH MISTRESS! SWIPE FOR ALL THE EXPLICIT PICS/VIDS!"More shocking images followed in the carousel post - James caressing the mystery woman intimately, kissing her hungrily, the two of them stumbling half-naked into the ocean waves. The video that came next left no doubt as to their activities. Emma felt physically ill as the horrible truth set in. Her new husband had been cheating on her...and these explosive photos and videos

James stared at his phone in disbelief as the images flashed across the screen. Pictures of him and Sarah in an intimate embrace, taken by some paparazzi lurking in the shadows. How could he have been so careless?His thoughts were interrupted by the shrill ringing of his phone. Senator Reynolds. James felt his stomach drop as he reluctantly answered."Hello, father.""Don't you 'hello' me, you stupid boy!" his father's booming voice exploded through the speaker. "Have you seen the news? The pictures? Do you have any idea what you've done?"James swallowed hard. "Father, I can explain...""Explain?" Senator Reynolds cut him off with a harsh laugh. "I'll give you one chance to explain how you could be so mind-numbingly idiotic! Those pictures are everywhere, plastered all over the internet and tabloids! And you know exactly what's at stake here!"James gripped the phone tighter. The Montgomery merger, the key to saving their family's faltering legacy and financing his father's re-elect