"Deepfake videos have been uploaded," Beth repeated. She sounded tense and strained. Her words hit me like a slap in the face.
Minutes before, I had spoken to Alex. We'd finally revealed the truth to each other. Now it was all far away. Cold. Scary.
"What are deepfake videos?" I asked, knowing already that it was bad.
Beth looked at me, then at Alex. "Someone made fake videos of you, Olivia. They look real, but they're not. The videos show you saying horrible things against Project Phoenix."
My heart started to pound. Vanessa. This has to be her doing.
Alex's face turned completely different. One moment he was sweet and soft-spoken. The next, he was a warrior looking through glacial blue eyes.
"Get rid of them," he told Beth. His voice was low, but the whole room was charged. "Now. F
