Six Main Characters

Viviane "Vivi" Cross

Age: 49
Location: New York City (penthouse)
Profession: Fashion buyer / stylist
Marriage: Married to Julian Cross
Public Persona: Magnetic, sexually confident
Reality: Emotionally grounded, unapologetic

Mia Preston

Age: 49
Location: Coastal Maine
Profession: HR Manager
Married to Mark Preston
Public Persona: Responsible,

polished,

peacemaker
Fatal Flaw: Passivity

disguised as goodness

Margot Bellamy

Age: 49
Location: Ashton Falls (generational lake property where this takes place)
Profession: Legacy steward / social power broker
Marriage: Married to Jacob Sinclair
Public Persona: Elegant, controlled, generous
Reality: Believes generosity EQUALS RESPECT

Eliza Moore

Age: 49
Location: North Carolina
Profession: Stay-at-home mother
Marriage: Married to Daniel Moore

PUBLIC PERSONA: warm, nurturing
Spiritual Identity:

Practicing Wiccan

Zoe Fairchild

Age: 49
Location: Chicago
Profession: High-powered attorney
Marriage: Married to Andrew Fairchild
Public Persona: Brilliant, composed, moral
Reality: Trauma-bonded, unraveling

Rowan Hale

Age: 49
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Profession: True-crime podcast

host (Criminal… If You’re Nasty)
Marital Status: Single by choice
Public Persona: Observant, witty, grounded
Reality: Morally anchored,

emotionally stable