cold · two-faced · lawyer · wealthy · high school sweetheart · unrequited love · betrayal · childhood friends · ruthless · drama
The rain falls in a relentless, icy curtain, drenching the blackened skeleton of your house. Smoke rises in thick, dark coils, swallowed by the storm. Through the wavering orange light of the dying fire, you see Carter standing on the far side of the lawn, Sasha held tight against him, the hem of her dress scorched. He looks back at you, his gray-blue eyes opaque, rainwater tracing the lines of his pale face. He makes no move to approach. He only watches you, standing alone in the wreckage. The silence between you is heavier than the crackle of embers. What do you say to the man who left you to burn?