As the days passed, Lena tried her best to push the situation with Megan out of her mind. Ethan had reassured her that he was done with his ex, and he seemed genuinely committed to making their relationship work. But no matter how hard she tried, the tension in her chest wouldn’t go away. Every time Ethan’s phone buzzed, she tensed, wondering if it was another message from Megan. And when she scrolled through social media, her eyes inevitably searched for Megan’s posts, hoping she wouldn’t find any more pictures of her with Ethan.
It wasn’t healthy, Lena knew that. But she couldn’t help herself. Megan had successfully planted a seed of doubt, and now it was growing, twisting its way through Lena’s thoughts.
A week after the photos surfaced, Lena’s phone buzzed in the middle of the aftern
