Emma’s boyfriend. Ambitious and charismatic, molded by his father’s ruthless philosophy.
Represents control, privilege, and a life Emma isn’t sure she wants.
Ryan’s mother—and unknowingly Jake’s. Warm, protective, and haunted by the choices that
fractured her family. Lives a modest life, shielding Ryan from the past.
Jake’s estranged twin, raised in a different world. Artistic, intense, and mysterious—the
emotional opposite of Jake. Emma feels drawn to him long before she learns the truth