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Chapter 49

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SELENE

I was seated between women who didn’t feel like family.

That was the first thing I registered.

Mireille sat across from me, back straight, legs crossed, hands folded neatly on her lap. Aunt Celeste leaned against the armrest beside her, posture relaxed in a way that felt practiced, not casual. They looked like they belonged here. Like the room had been shaped around them over years.

I felt placed.

Not invited. Placed.

A tea tray sat untouched on the table between us. Steam curled up slow
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