Betty sat cross-legged on the velvet couch in her living room, the pale light from her phone casting a glow on her face. Her long fingers scrolled lazily through the latest updates on social media, her expression turning sour with each swipe. There, once again, was a photo of Amanda and James, standing close in what looked like a hospital parking lot which James had posted on his social media page. Amanda wore a tired smile while he stood beside her, his arm casually brushing against hers lovingly. Betty stared at it longer than necessary, her eyes narrowing. “They look happy,” she muttered to no one, letting her phone drop onto the glass table with a soft clink. Her heart pounded quietly beneath her silk robe, not from anger exactly, but something worse. That thick knot of fear that had been growing in her stomach for days. She leaned back, her head resting on the cushion, and her eyes staring at the crystal chandelier above. The guys she sent after Amanda had failed and now Ja
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