Jane’s POVMorning came with a dull ache in my chest, heavier than usual. My alarm screamed, and I wanted more than anything… to pull the blankets over my head and disappear. I can't stand another day of anger, pain and humiliation, but reality didn’t let me. The office was waiting, and so were… they.I swung my legs over the bed, heart beating loudly. The memory of last night’s dinner, left neatly on my desk, warm and comforting, hovering through my mind. For a moment, it made me want to smile, to think that someone, somewhere, had my back. Then I remembered… Kennedy and Jessica. And they were dangerous in ways I hadn’t yet begun to understand.“I’m not thinking about it,” I muttered to myself, shaking my head. “Not today. Not at all.”I dragged myself lazily to the bathroom, splashed cold water on my face, trying to wash away the anxiety that had taken residence in my chest. “You can do this,” I whispered into the mirror, though my reflection looked pale, scared, and far too frag
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