Lipstick and Lies

DAPHNE

The crisp night air brushed against my skin, but it did nothing to cool the fire burning in my chest. I’d stepped outside to escape the overwhelming atmosphere of the party and the suffocating weight of Vanessa’s words. But as I walked along the stone path, I heard voices—one sharp and heated, the other calm and measured.

I froze, the hairs on my neck standing on end. The argument was comin