CHAPTER TENSILENT THREATI wasn’t looking for her, I told myself. Not really.But one evening, while I was scrolling through Instagram, I saw her, the older woman Ian had traveled with. Turns out she was some social media figure, her profile was like a polished magazine, expensive vacations, champagne glasses against sunset skies, luxury hotels that I didn’t think I’ll be able to afford no matter how long I worked.Her captions were short but suggestive, with hidden messages. “New beginnings.” “Forever looks good on me.” One photo of her hand resting near a glass of wine, a diamond ring glinting faintly on her finger.Engagement. Maybe not said outright, but the message was clear. Did Ian propose to her?The more I scrolled, the tighter my chest grew. I couldn’t stop. I went through every picture, every comment, every tagged location. There was no picture with Ian.Sometimes I closed my eyes and imagined walking up to Ian, demanding answers. Did she know about me? About the night
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