Chapter 16 He's Going To Kill Me

• Lying on the couch, lazily flipping through a glossy travel magazine, I wasn’t searching for anything specific—just a way to kill time. Then, my fingers paused on the glossy page. It was a breathtaking shot of a waterfront haven, bathed in golden sunlight and framed by an endless expanse of clear blue skies.
• It was perfect.
• Sure, we had been to the beach before, but this wasn’t about reliving old memories. I needed something fresh, something perfect for a new post on my social media. Something that would send a very clear message to Rylan and my two-faced, backstabbing stepsister. They needed to see that I was thriving.