Chapter 10: The Sting
POV: Gabi One week later. Brandon texts “Giselle” again. Brandon: Miss you. Dinner tonight? I have good news about the […]
A phone glitch synced his notifications to my screen. I saw the Tinder match. The Bumble messages. The date scheduled for tonight. And then I saw MY face on his profiles.
POV: Gabi One week later. Brandon texts “Giselle” again. Brandon: Miss you. Dinner tonight? I have good news about the […]
POV: Gabi Brandon wants to meet again. Brandon: Had an amazing time last night. Dinner tomorrow? I screenshot it. Send
POV: Gabi Nix arrives twenty minutes later. I answer the door with red eyes and tear-stained cheeks. “What did he
POV: Gabi I’m looking at our bank account. Really looking. For the first time in months. Brandon always handled the
POV: Nix Something doesn’t add up. Brandon can’t be in two places at once. But multiple women report meeting “Gabriella”
POV: Gabi Nix calls two days later. “I found one of them.” “One of who?” “The women Brandon scammed. She’s
POV: Nix Day three of surveillance. Brandon Vale is predictable. Office from 9-6. Gym at 6:30. Home by 8. Except
POV: Gabi The office is smaller than I expected. Carter Investigations. Third floor of a building in Pioneer Square. I
POV: Brandon She knows. I can see it in her eyes. The way Gabi’s been looking at me all through
POV: Gabi My phone is possessed. That’s the only explanation. One second I’m scrolling Instagram. The next, Brandon’s notifications are