No one ever saw this coming, but here we are, bonded forever by the same ex-husband.

Once arched enemies and now partners in crime, we journeyed to the edge of sanity to uncover the dark truth about her ex-husband.

My name is Athena, and I'm Amber, and we are the creators of X-Y's undercover.

This podcast is based on real-life events that are portrayed to the best of Athena and Amber's memory and also backed by court records and other factual evidence.

While all the stories in the podcast are true,

some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved.

My name is Athena, and I want to welcome all of you to season one, Episode 1 of X-wives Undercover.

Now, before we dive in, my co-host Amber and I would like to give you a quick overview about what this podcast is all about.

I unfortunately am ex-wife number one, and I met Ben as a single mother in my early 20s. Ben and I were together for

about five and a half to six years and we share our daughter, Sydney. And although he started out as

my prince charming, he quickly became my worst nightmare. During our time together, Ben hit his

criminal record from me.

He staged multiple suicide attempts, put tracking devices on my vehicle, and he even stole

my identity to impersonate me.

In addition to all of that, I found the burner phone on top of my refrigerator and discovered

that he was having an affair only weeks after we were married.

I was on my way out the door.

But before I could do that, I found out that Ben had been stealing money from his employer.

And when he was caught, he told them that I had cancer and needed a life-saving surgery.

That was the last straw, and it was over. Little did I know

that the drama would not be ending there. I'm Amber and I'm wife number two. I met Ben a year after

he divorced Athena in 2013 and we were together for five years as well. We had a whirlwind romance and

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