Unmasked and Unmoved

Clara's words, tearing off all masks, hit like a thunderbolt and left Vivian's mind completely blank.

Her pupils contracted sharply, her face went pale, and her lips trembled, but she couldn't get a single word out.

She just stood there, frozen, as if she were seeing, for the very first time, the woman she'd always looked down on and manipulated for years.

A strange chill raced up from her feet, f