AUTHORS POV

Camila and Tessa sat at a beachside breakfast table, sipping on coconut smoothies and occasionally picking at a spread of fruits and pastries. Jamie arrived without a word, the letter still folded in his palm.

He didn’t say much as he sat down. Camila noticed immediately, eyes narrowing.

“You okay, Jay?” she asked softly.

Jamie looked at her, then at Tessa, whose eyes already brimmed with recognition.

“I got a letter,” he said. “From my anonymous admirer.”

Camila blinked. “Wait, for real?”

Tessa cleared her throat. “What did it say?”

Jamie chuckled bitterly. “That it was all meant to make me feel good about myself. That he didn’t...