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Twenty one

A fat frog sat in her throat, restricting the flow of oxygen. Lola shook, widening her eyes and clinging to Erin's body.

Lola was the eldest, but she had been born to depend on her sisters all of her life. Sometimes, she told Erin she wished she was dead because she was a curse and not a blessing.

The knock sounded again from the other side of the door.

"Who is it?" Anna asked in a confident voice.

"It is I, Amelia," she announced, knocking again. "The fanged elders are demanding to see Erin."

Erin's heart sank into her stomach at the discovery. What did they want with her?

"Why?" Erin asked, crawling from under the bed and rising to her feet.

"I have no idea, but they await your arrival, and Father said to tell you not to keep them waiting," Amelia said and added, "Hurry so I can replace you," in a low voice that was barely above a whisper.

Erin unlocked the door and stepped out of the room, throwing furtive glances around the hallway.

Amelia threw her head into the room, scann
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