Tainted Touch

On the surface, every text from Daphne read like a textbook example of grace and courtesy.

During her bleakest periods in the past, Cleo had snapped and sent back sharp, biting replies. Daphne had wasted no time taking screenshots of those outbursts and passing them around her friend group, cementing Cleo's reputation as a petty, spiteful shrew.

Cleo saw right through the game now—it was a slow,