The warm glow of the villa’s interior was inviting as the cast gathered in the spacious living room. The production crew had just finished announcing the groups, splitting the nine participants into trios. Predictably, Daisy, Veronica, and Clara ended up together—a grouping that was met with no small amount of relief by the three women.

"Well, isn’t this perfect?" Veronica said, stretching her arms above her head. "I knew they couldn’t resist keeping the most interesting people together."

Clara giggled. "I think they just knew we’d get along. Imagine if we got stuck with Marcus.”

"Ugh, don’t remind me," Veronica said with a dramatic shudder. "I saw him arguing with...