Chapter 7 Seven

• Karina:
• As I stared at the images on my phone, something strange happened. The raw, gut-wrenching pain I had expected to feel when I saw Ethan in that compromising position with Katharine didn’t come. Instead, there was just emptiness—a cold, numbing sensation that washed over me. As if the reality of it all had settled in my chest and shut everything down. No anger. No heartbreak. Just... stillness.
• I scrolled through the messages Katharine had sent. Each one was more taunting than the last; each one aimed to tear me apart. She didn’t even try to hide the gloating in her words, reminding me that she had Ethan now. That I should know my place and step aside before she was forced to throw me out.