Liam
“What the heck is this?”
I narrowed my eyes at the picture of Cole, smiling for the camera with a sleek, glamorous woman. But that wasn’t what sent a shiver down my spine - it was the frame in the background.
I zoomed in on the picture, trying to get a clearer view of the portrait. The image wasn’t perfectly sharp, but it was enough for me to recognize the woman standing behind Cole, along with several other faces in the frame.
Arlene.
“What’s this?” I muttered, my grip tightening on the device.
I couldn’t remove my eyes away, repeatedly zooming in to confirm what I was seeing. The woman in the frame had the same unmistakable features as Arlene— those piercing blue eyes, her delicate yet striking figure.
But something was off.
She was smiling in the photo, but it wasn’t genuin
