The Better Woman

DAPHNE

I froze the second I stepped into the living room.

My hand clenched around my Mum’s, and I didn’t even realize how tight I was holding her until she gave me a slight squeeze back. My heart dropped. Everyone was there. Dominic’s parents. Gideon. Beatrice. And then… her.

Vanessa.

Sitting right there on my couch like she belonged.

I blinked twice, thinking maybe I was hallucinating. But no, sh