*Olivia*

Fuses sizzled behind my eyes, and my whole body visibly shook as I practically threw my paintbrush at the canvas. The paint of mixed reds and purples splashed across my cheeks, but I didn't care.

I felt like a woman on a warpath as I took every stupid emotion I had and slapped it onto the stretched-out piece of textile. The table underneath had already taken some battle damage from the aftershock as each explosion of color spilled over. If I lifted up the ...