List of Characters

Daniel Reyes

Name: Daniel Andrés Reyes

Age: 32

Height: 6’2”

Hair Color: Jet black, neatly styled, but curly when damp

Eye Color: Striking green, intense and unreadable

Body Type: Broad-shouldered, strong, and imposing

Biography:

Born to working-class Mexican-American parents in Los Angeles, Daniel fought for everything he has. Growing up, he watched how the world dismissed people like his family and swore he’d never be powerless. Through sheer grit, he earned a scholarship to UCLA, then Columbia Law, building himself into one of the most feared litigation attorneys in his field.

When he met Samantha, she was everything he thought he wanted—refined, intelligent, untouchable. He gave her everything. Loved her fiercely. Trusted her completely.

Then he found out about Olivia.

His wife hadn’t just betrayed him—she had humiliated him. With the woman who had always looked down on him.

Samantha Reyes

Name: Samantha Elise Reyes (née Whitmore)

Age: 32

Height: 5’7”

Hair Color: Honey-blonde, always styled to perfection

Eye Color: Crystal blue, warm when she’s happy, icy when she’s hurt

Body Type: Statuesque, graceful, effortlessly elegant

Biography:

Born into old money, Samantha was raised in a world of galas, charity luncheons, and carefully managed reputations. The only daughter of a real estate mogul father and a former debutante mother, she was groomed to be the perfect socialite—effortlessly charming, always impeccably dressed, and never involved in scandal.

She and Olivia Langley were inseparable in high school—the classic golden girl and her rebellious best friend. Olivia challenged her in ways no one else did, made her question the perfect life she had been trained to want. Their friendship was intense, sometimes volatile, filled with moments that blurred the line between friendship and something more.

She met Daniel Reyes at Columbia University, drawn to his ambition, his intensity, his ability to make her feel protected. He wasn’t from her world, but that only made him more fascinating. He loved her with a devotion that felt unshakable. So, she married him.

And for a while, it was enough.

Until one night it wasn’t.

Olivia Langley

Name: Olivia Elaine Langley

Age: 32

Height: 5’9”

Hair Color: Jet black, cut in a layered bob

Eye Color: Hazel with flecks of gold

Body Type: Athletic, strong build

Biography:

Born into a wealthy but suffocating household, Olivia rebelled early, immersing herself in the underground punk and goth scene. At 17, she was arrested for vandalism, spray-painting anti-corporate slogans on a courthouse—an act her father, a high-powered attorney, swiftly erased from her record.

Despite her disdain for the system, Olivia excelled in law school, carving out a reputation as a ruthless corporate attorney. She married Marissa, an idealistic human rights lawyer, but old wounds and unresolved feelings for Samantha, her best friend, lingered beneath the surface.

Marissa Harper

Name: Marissa Elaine Harper

Age: 30

Height: 5’6”

Hair Color: Deep brown, worn in tight curls or box braids

Eye Color: Warm coffee-brown, expressive and observant

Body Type: Slender but toned from years of yoga and running

Biography:

Born and raised in New York City, USA, Marissa grew up in a solidly middle-class household with two professional parents. Her mother was a respected school principal, and her father was an urban planner focused on community development. Their home was filled with discussions about education reform, systemic inequalities, and the importance of giving back.

She was an exceptional student—driven, passionate, and always fighting for a cause. She attended Howard University for undergrad, majoring in Political Science before earning her law degree at Yale, specializing in civil rights and social justice. From there, she clerked for a federal judge before founding her own nonprofit legal advocacy group, dedicated to helping marginalized communities, wrongful convictions, police brutality, and domestic **** cases.

She met Olivia Langley at a fundraiser, where Olivia made a sarcastic comment about the justice system, and Marissa called her out on it. Their dynamic was electric—Marissa’s warmth tempering Olivia’s sharp edges. She loves Olivia deeply, believing in her loyalty and passion, never suspecting the cracks beneath the surface.

Marissa and Daniel Reyes are not exactly friends, but they share a quiet mutual respect, a connection forged by being people of color in elite, often white-dominated spaces. Both of them worked twice as hard to get where they are, enduring condescension and microaggressions that others wouldn’t notice.

Name: Leah Simone Carter

Age: 31

Height: 5’10”

Hair Color: Jet black, worn in a high puff or braids depending on mood

Eye Color: Dark brown, with a stare that could slice through ego

Body Type: Athletic, long-limbed and powerful—built like a former D1 point guard, which she was

Biography:

Leah Carter is the ride-or-die best friend you call when your wife cheats, your job implodes, or you accidentally sleep with a man for the first time and need a postmortem over coffee. A proud Howard alum and former college basketball star, Leah now works in nonprofit strategy, where she tells underfunded orgs how to get their shit together, with love, and spreadsheets. She’s fiercely loyal, painfully observant, and sarcastic to the point of being banned from three group chats. Never one to sugarcoat, Leah balances elegance with intimidation, and can go from sipping chai in a silk wrap dress to verbally eviscerating a politician in six seconds flat. She’s sassy, slightly chaotic, and fully prepared to fight for Marissa’s dignity, even if she has to drag her into therapy one meme at a time.

Name: Elena Marisol Vázquez

Age: 46

Height: 5’5”

Hair Color: Dark espresso, worn in soft, controlled waves

Eye Color: Hazel with amber flecks—sharp, calculating, rarely surprised

Body Type: Petite but sculpted—like someone who does Pilates, boxing, and never skips a core day

Biography:

Judge Elena Vázquez is the woman attorneys fear, juries respect, and exes still daydream about. Appointed to the bench at 35, she built her reputation on razor-sharp legal instincts, an intolerance for bullshit, and an unshakeable command of any courtroom she enters. Born to Cuban immigrants in Los Angeles and raised with a chip on her shoulder the size of Coral Gables, Elena worked her way up through the public defender’s office before becoming one of the youngest judges in California history.

Name: Vivian Eloise Stone

Age: 47

Height: 5’11”

Hair Color: Silver-blonde

Eye Color: Ice blue, piercing and impossible to look away from

Body Type: Lean, long-limbed, and toned like a woman who treats Pilates like religion and fencing like flirtation

Biography:

Senator Vivian Stone is the high priestess of political power dressing and long-game strategy. Raised in Connecticut boarding schools and sharpened at Harvard Law, she made her name as a ruthless prosecutor before pivoting to politics—because why just enforce the laws when you can write them? A moderate on paper, but a master manipulator in reality, Vivian knows how to move between backroom deals and ballroom galas without missing a beat or smudging her lipstick.