Addison perched on a jagged rock by the sea, eyes fixed on the ferry chugging closer. With a flick of her thumb, she powered off her phone-no more calls, no more texts. The second she made it across the water and set foot back in the States, she'd change every bit of her contact info. New number, new everything.

The thought made her giddy. She could almost taste her fresh start-a whole new life waiting for her on the other side.

And as for Fiona? Let her reputation crash and burn. Let the scandals follow her everywhere. Who cared if Fiona had money? Addison still managed to play her like a fool.

But before Addison could board the ferry, the event staff showed up, flanked by a wall of security guards. They surrounded her in an instant.

"Where do you think you're going?"

The organizer's voice boomed from behind, sending a chill down Addison's spine. She turned around slowly, heart pounding.

There was no way she could fight her way past these guys.

her cool. She forced a steady

Bring her to Ms. Fiona! You think you can spread rumors about

signal, the

through Addison. She backed away, step by step, until she was teetering at the edge of

Addison dove straight into

sure she could slip away, but she had no idea there were already professional divers waiting beneath the surface. Within minutes, even though she'd made it far from shore, they caught her

drained away. By the time they dragged


in the cage,” the organizer ordered, pointing to a large iron cage by the water. "That one's big enough.

couldn't even tell where she was as they shoved her

the competition, everything carried on as if nothing had

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