Gemotions

The phone felt like a hot coal in Chloe's hand. She gripped it tightly, knuckles white, as she stared at the screen. Mark, her boyfriend of three years, said he was a software engineer. But his LinkedIn profile – now showing a blank page, just like his resume – told a different story. He'd said he was "in between projects" for the past six months, but the lack of a digital footprint seemed suspicious. She had a sudden, overwhelming urge to shatter something. The porcelain teacup on the table looked particularly vulnerable.

Her breath hitched in her chest. She needed to know the truth. She needed to know what he was really doing.