Chapter 1

That evening, we were at a party at a friend's villa. Diego, my husband, had his phone mirrored onto a screen the size of an entire wall, playing a movie.

While he stepped away to grab our food delivery, a private message notification suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.

The moment it opened, the entire room went dead silent.

It was a sex video. The man in the video was Diego. The woman was my best friend, Sophia.

Everyone scrambled to smooth things over, claiming it was one of those AI deepfake pranks that had been trending lately.

I laughed it off awkwardly. I didn't believe a single word.

Because in the corner of the video, I could clearly see my golden retriever wagging his tail.

Around his neck was a custom collar , the one I had just bought for him last week. A limited-edition piece I'd picked up at a pet expo.

So it turned out that out of twenty people in that room, I was the only fool.

Fine. If you all love putting on a show so much, then I'll give you a stage , live-streamed to the entire internet.