The air in the hallway crackled with unspoken tension.

Camila's mind raced.

Madison. Lawson's sister. The pieces clicked into place with a sickening finality.

Why does she feel this way, this tightness in her chest? It's subtle, but it still hit harder than it should. She wasn't supposed to feel this way, yet... a bitter cocktail of emotions churned within her.

It wasn't just the shock of catching her brother in such a compromising position, nor solely the sting of betrayal.

It was the connection to Lawson that twisted the knife.

Madison was an immediate and unwelcome reminder of the pain and manipulation Camila had endured.

Seeing her here, in...