Lucy walked around in Cole's apartment. Her sneakers made little squeaky sounds on the shiny wooden floor, a nervous rhythm to her worried thoughts. A message kept playing in her head, like a broken video game that wouldn't stop. It said: "Meet me. Tonight. I can fix this. But don't bring Cole."
The message was signed with just one name: Avery.
Avery! He was her old friend from long ago, her ex-boyfriend from even longer ago, and they started a company together. But he was also the reason their company almost failed once before. He had big ideas, but they often came with big problems. Now, he was saying he could save their company again. It sounded almost too good to be true, like finding a lost treasure map. But there was a catch, a big one. He wanted her to keep it a secret from Cole. A big, scary secret that felt like a betrayal before it even happened.
