Rose

What kind of hell did I just walk into?

“Rose,” Victor says, his voice as cool and calm as always. His eyes meet mine, searching for a reaction, but I’m still processing the shocking revelation.

I try to gather my thoughts, my mind racing with a mix of emotions. Steven, my ex-boyfriend, dead? And Victor, my current boyfriend, possibly involved in his death? It’s a surreal and terrifying situation to find myself in.

“What… What happened?” I manage to stammer, my voice ...