Anna drove home in the official car that had been assigned to her when she started working at Midnight Sketch Studio.
The city lights blurred past the window, but she didn't truly see them. She couldn't even remember how she drove, only that at some point, the engine had gone silent and the gate had opened, and suddenly she was home.
Everything felt unreal.
Earlier, Raya had called her on her phone, her voice tight and controlled in that way Anna had come to recognize as dangerous calm. She had told her the truth.
Joseph was the reason the picture leaked.
At first, Anna hadn't believed it. She couldn't. The thought alone felt wrong, like accusing her own shadow of betrayal. But the evidence came immediately after ~ cold, undeniable, crushing.
Lucas had sent her everything.
The source of the viral post: a newly registered phone number, traced directly to Joseph's name.
