DEAN

The scene shifted. I watched him—my second life self—exhaust every ounce of power and every means at his disposal trying to take revenge on Brandon and Claire.

But strangely… he never succeeded. Not once.

On the contrary, those two only thrived. Becoming outrageously successful.

I use the word outrageous deliberately—because in my opinion, their rise in that life defied reason as their level of success simply didn’t match their capabilities.

Something was amiss.

It felt almost… as if they were being shielded by some unseen, metaphysical force.

As though luck itself bent reality in their favor.

And while revenge on those two always failed, I witnessed the rest of...