Public Spectacle

DOMINIC

I walked through the grand double doors into the living room, my heart pounding with frustration and doubt. Vanessa’s words gnawed at the edges of my mind, refusing to let go. I tried to push them away, to remind myself that Vanessa was manipulative and cruel, but they lingered like a shadow.

She had said Daphne was embarrassing me, that she was making a fool of herself at my party. I hadn