Chapter 1

Chapter 1

While scrolling through Instagram, a photo caught my eye.

Looking past the row of glamorous people in the foreground, I noticed a young man lounging on the sofa behind them, casually absorbed in his phone.

His hand, propped against the sofa, partially obscured his face, but I could still make out his distinctive profile – the strong nose bridge and defined brow.

I hesitated, then opened my gallery to compare the photos I had of Alex. The resemblance was uncan

After some deliberation, I messaged Victoria Bennett, a college acquaintance I only interacted with through likes.

“Hi, could I ask who this person is?” I sent her the photo, noticing she’d deliberately blurred that particular section.

Her response came surprisingly quick.

“Why are you asking about him? Trust me, he’s not someone you should be curious about.”

reason,” I replied. “He just looks

knew every detail of Alex’s face – I could even sketch the exact curve of his frown from

messages came

a word in with him. How could your boyfriend, making what – three grand a month? – have

to your senses? Planning to dump that boyfriend of yours who has nothing going

for him?”

snide remarks with a cute

since freshman year when my makeup–free photo beat hers in

company, while I devoted myself to

her social media, as if granting me a window into her

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superior world.

to Alex’s chat, I asked, “Coming home

contact, saved

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