She dug deeper. The metadata had a single recurring credit: Photographer: Unknown. Model: K. Mora. Styling: K. Mora.

Karina stared at the screen. For the first time, her eyes softened.

“You found the cache,” Karina said quietly.

Inside were 247 high-resolution images, each meticulously tagged with metadata: camera settings, lighting diagrams, fabric composition, and timestamps. The gallery was titled “Karina Mora: Fashion and Style Gallery.”

Lina nodded. “Why bury it?”

“Look at the clothes. Then look past them.”

The Fourth Wall of Karina Mora