I was scrolling through Instagram when a new post from my fiancé, Kristian Chancey, popped up on my feed.
The photo showed him in front of the Disney castle, his arm draped around the shoulders of his close friend, Patricia Halton, as they both smiled brightly.
The caption read, "Taking my precious Patty out for Children's Day to fulfill her dream of being a princess."
Our mutual friends were already blowing up the comments.
"This is so sweet!" one wrote.
"Friendship goals!" added another.
My chest tightened as I stared at the screen. Just last night, Kristian had told me he was going to a company team-building event today.
What stung even more was the small detail in the photo's corner—the credit card in Patricia's hand—the very same supplementary card linked to my account, with a $10,000 limit.
The next second, a notification flashed on my phone.
"Your linked Disney annual pass ending in 8812 and 1 associated park ticket were used for entry at 10:35 AM."
I stared at the alert and let out a dry, humorless laugh.
What a joke—Kristian was using my money to fund his lover's princess fantasies!
I immediately opened the credit card app and navigated to the authorized user management section.
I tapped on his linked supplementary card, went straight into card controls, and got to work.
First, I changed the transaction PIN.
Second, I dropped the daily spending limit down to $0.
Finally, I enabled identity verification for all large purchases.
Done.
