Chapter 1.2: False Starts

When something feels too good to be true, it usually is. Fresh from their whirlwind first night together, Rowan and Shanti navigate the sweet uncertainty of a new relationship—morning coffee, inside jokes, and the thrill of discovering someone who just gets you. But when a mysterious stranger offers Rowan exactly what she's always wanted, the perfect balance they've found begins to tilt. Sometimes the most dangerous temptations come wrapped in pixels and promise.