Chapter 5

Kirsty’s animal abuse was exposed in these photos.

The carcasses of stray cats and dogs were a ghastly sight.

Kirsty smiled widely, appearing to take delight in the gruesome act.

There were also photos of Kirsty handing over a pink package to a delivery person and of me opening the package, which revealed the dead strays inside.

As the photos scattered on the floor, Aaron caught a glimpse of a few and threw up right there and then.

Austin, an obstetrician, was no stranger to bloody images.

Still, he skimmed through a few before looking away.

I thought they would finally see Kirsty for the person she was.

Instead, Austin put away the photos and tore into me.

“Bella, what’s the point of setting Kirsty up by editing a few photos? Kirsty is a kind soul. She can’t stand to see animals hurt. Her 5 million followers know about her charity work with animal rescue. She couldn’t possibly harm these poor creatures.

“Whose idea was it to manipulate the pictures? Yours or Autumn’s? Don’t