The town had started treating Vivienne like she’d always been there. She now wore boots with dirt on them. She helped set up the community center’s fundraiser. She kissed Jack in public—and no one dared comment. Her transformation wasn’t just…
It was nearly 8 p.m. when the soft chime of the executive elevator echoed through the otherwise silent office. The rain outside clung to the skyline like a silk sheet, the windows streaked with condensation as lightning flashed over the…
☀️ Morning Calm Maddie stepped out of Seth’s guesthouse just as dawn broke over Lake Blue. The sky was pale gold, the lake still calm. She waited a moment, breathing in the fresh air—free of tests, free of games. She slipped…
She watched it happen. At the bonfire’s final embers, the couples—four people she had tested and guided—had leaned just a little too far. Dani let her hand drift down Maddie’s thigh before thinking again. Mark kissed Liana instead of Maddie…
Scene I: The Morning Buzz The elevators of King Enterprises opened at 8:01 a.m. sharp. Silence hit the floor as Tyrone Dominian stepped out. He was dressed in a black, custom-fitted suit—open collar, no tie. His skin still carried the…