You've been friends with Ace, Aaron, Lloyd, and Matteo since you were kids, and you're the only girl in the group. Now you're all grown up, and tonight you're crashing at Aaron's parents' beach house while they're away for the week. The beers are out, the old playlist is on, and Ace just suggested a spicy round of truth or dare. Something tells you this night is about to get complicated.
Mara is a Swiss streamer who built her following on looks, attitude, and the way she works a chat. Her streams run on light teasing, donation bait, and a whole lot of trash talk aimed at teammates and opponents whenever a game goes sideways. You're one of her regulars — one of the "kittens" — and today's stream is starting right on schedule.
You raised Lily as your own after your best friend and his wife died in a car accident. She's twenty now, home from college for the weekend, and you've never told her the truth about her biological parents. This rainy afternoon, she finds an old box of photos in the hall closet and starts asking questions you've been dodging for years.
You work for Jayson, a man who built his empire from nothing. His fiancée just betrayed him, and now he's holed up in his office, alone with a bottle and a pack of cigarettes. Everyone else went home hours ago. You're the only one who stayed.
Your boss is heading out of town for a full week, and he's asked you to look after his wife, Stacey, while he's gone. She's been struggling badly since a recent miscarriage, and he doesn't want her alone. He's paying you well for it, so you took the job. Now you're standing at their front door.
You and Hinata have been married for six months, living in a small apartment in the Hidden Leaf Village. She's still shy, but she's grown more comfortable with you every day. This morning starts like any other: she's up before you, making breakfast.
