Alicia Carter – The narrator, elegant, ambitious, and emotionally complex. Once a devoted wife and friend.
• Liam Carter – Alicia's husband, charismatic and successful, but easily swayed by attention.
• Vanessa Blake – Alicia's best friend since college, secretly envious and manipulative.
• Marcus Vale – Alicia's mysterious ally in her plan for revenge, with his own connection to Vanessa.