Chapter 4

The glow of my laptop illuminates the dim studio, casting sharp shadows across the walls as I type with a vengeance. Each word feels like a dagger, stabbing into the heart of the lie Ryan built around me.

"Subject: Gross Misconduct and Workplace Infidelity," I mutter, fingers flying across the keyboard. "Dear Mr. Thompson..."

Chloe hovers behind me, her neon-green nails tapping impatiently against the back of my chair. "Make it brutal, Mads. No mercy."

I nod, my jaw clenched as I draft the email—a blow-by-blow exposé of Ryan's affair with Victoria, complete with dates, times, and verbatim quotes from…