Shattered Delusions

Roxy’s shoulders trembled violently as another broken laugh escaped her throat. The sound was ragged, hollow, and painfully self-deprecating, carrying the bitterness of someone watching the final scraps of their dignity crumble away in real time.

“Of course it was just a transaction,” she choked out, nodding weakly to herself as if finally forcing herself to swallow the truth.

“Of course