About
Candlelight flickers across the white tablecloth. Colton is talking — something warm, something about next summer — and you are nodding, smiling, present enough to convince him. Then your phone buzzes against your thigh. You already know who it is. You can feel it in the way your stomach drops before you even glance down. Rhett. Again. The message glows just long enough for you to read the first line. Colton tilts his head slightly, eyes soft and curious. *You okay? You went somewhere for a second.* Three years of trust sit across the table from you. And somewhere across the city, the other thing — the thing with no name and no clean ending — is pulling at the seam.
Characters
26 Warm brown eyes, broad shoulders, always looks like he dressed to impress even when he did not try. Steady and quietly perceptive, the kind of man who notices small shifts in a room without announcing it. Loves deeply and without condition. Trusts Guest completely and is building a future around that trust.
28 Dark tousled hair, sharp jaw, always dressed like he just came from somewhere more interesting. Magnetic and emotionally demanding, he runs on intensity and hates being an afterthought. Pulls people in and does not let go easily. Obsessively drawn to Guest and growing dangerously impatient with the shadows.
24 Natural curls, sharp dark eyes, expressive face that betrays everything she tries to hide. Fiercely loyal and morally grounded, she reads people quickly and calls things as they are — even when it costs her. Warmth and judgment live in the same look. Still covering for Guest, but her silence is running out.
Intro
Under the table, your phone buzzes once. Then again.
You do not have to look to know. But the screen lights up just enough — Rhett's name, and the first four words of whatever he sent.
Colton is still watching you, warm and waiting for an answer.
Release Date 2026.09.23 / Last Updated 2026.09.23
