Liana stood just outside the store, giggling as a tall, broad-shouldered man leaned in and kissed her deeply. He squeezed her waist with one hand, whispering something into her ear that made her roll her eyes and laugh again.
She swatted at him playfully with her long manicured nails, a shiny new diamond bracelet dangling on her wrist. He bid her a quick goodbye, and she turned her attention to her phone.
Moments later, a voice cut through the noise.
“Liana,” Mary said, as she stepped into view.
Liana’s uncaring gaze flicked up for just a second, then back down. “Ugh,” she said flatly. “I figured you’d give up by now.”
Mary stood her ground. “You stopped answering my calls.”
“Because I don’t owe you anything,” Liana replied, finally locking eyes. “You think I’d want to be with you when I look like this now?” She gestured at her impossible curves, her smug perfection. “Liam’s gone, and I’m having a lot of fun being Liana.”
“I took a while, but now I know what when you were given that Elixer-spiked drink, I lost my Liam forever,” Mary explained. “And while you are amazingly hot, Liana. You are a massive bitch.”
“I don’t care,” Liana taunted. “I’m having fun, getting laid, and the suckers are paying for my everything.”
“I can see that,” Mary whispered.
Mary’s fingers trembled around the bottle she pulled from her coat. She unscrewed the top with a sudden calm. “But I’ve realized something. Massive bitch or not, I can’t live without you. That’s why I brought my own Elixer.”
She tilted her head back and drank.
The reaction was immediate. Mary dropped the bottle, gasping as her body tensed and shifted. Her hips surged outward, thighs thickening, breasts swelling against the fabric of her hoodie until the seams strained. Her hair lengthened into a golden cascade, framing high cheekbones and gloss-slick lips. Her waist snapped inward, jeans clinging to her now exaggerated curves.
Mary opened her eyes and saw a guy holding up his phone, clearly recording. She arched one freshly sculpted brow and gave him a sharp look.
“Delete it,” she said flatly, voice deeper, silkier than before.
He hesitated.
She took a step forward, her heels clicking with authority. “Now.” The guy quickly lowered his phone and mumbled an apology.
Mary rolled her eyes and turned back toward Liana.
“…Shit,” Liana muttered under her breath, eyes flicking over Mary’s body. “You really went all in.”
Mary tilted her head. “You thought I wouldn’t?”
“I thought you’d beg,” Liana said. “Cry. Try to bring Liam back.”
Mary laughed, tossing her blonde hair back over one shoulder. “God, no. Liam’s pathetic. Just like I used to be.”
That pulled a sharp grin from Liana. She stepped a little closer, the space between their bodies now just heat and breath. “So what are you now?”
“Your match,” Mary said simply.
There was a pause, the faintest smirk rising on Liana’s face before she squeezed Mary’s hand tighter. “We’ll see about that.”





