A Ring Crushed, A Heart Broken

t save point?" the technician asked, her eyes no

-like, it made my stomach turn. Resume?

the movement feel

N

my throat and said it again, louder this time,

I'm d

her screen. A flicker of surprise crossed her face

ler. Initiating fina

room hit my skin, and I shivered. I sat up, swinging my legs over the side of the p

he technician speaking quietly to a col

ng. The Olivia

"He's the first one to quit that scenario. Mos

under layers of trauma and bad decisions. The simulation, run by a company called 'Second Chance,' presented her as the ultimate rescue pr

botage. It painted Liam as the villain, the catalyst for her suffering.

bility she needed to finally break things off with Liam. I became her closest confidante, her best friend. In the simulation, I had even re

And Olivia had evolved right into realizing the walls of her safe world were the bars of a ca

ming on that rooftop,

t credit. Saving her from him was the entire point of the program. Why would she defend him? Why

had shown up drunk at her studio, and she had physically blocked the door, telling him to leave me alone. Sh

ction. The loyalty she showed me, only to turn around