"You're kidding, right?" I asked, my voice trembling with desperation. Please let this be some awful joke.

Amber shook her head, her expression somber, and handed me her phone.

The headline screamed: Sophie Walker's House Goes Up in Flames Hours After Revealing Herself as Bright Futures Foundation Founder.

I stared at it, reading the words over and over, hoping it wasn't real. But then I scrolled down and saw the video – a house engulfed in flames. My ...