~DANIEL~
I couldn’t breathe.
I stood frozen in the hallway, staring at the closed door Jessica had locked behind her.
She knew.
She saw the video.
My heart was pounding so loud I could hear it in my ears. My skin felt like it had been set on fire, and yet I was cold all over.
I wanted to run. Smash something. Turn back time.
But I couldn’t do anything.
The one person I never wanted to hurt, the only woman who ever made me feel like I was truly home…now looked at me like I was a monster.
And maybe I was.
I stumbled back into our room, collapsed on the edge of the bed, and grabbed my phone with shaking hands.
I opened my messages.
Scrolled down to the one name that made my stomach churn.
Crystal.
I tapped her number and typed without thinking, my hands trembling with fury.
Me: You evil, manipulative bitch. You recorded us to set me up, right?? And you sent the video to Jessica.
Me: Do you even realize what you’ve done?
Me: You just destroyed the only real thing I ev
