The sun had not yet chased away the fog when Amelia pulled up to the Rodriguez house. The sky was ash-gray, pushed against the velvet of night, and the house loomed in the mist like something old — something that did recall too much and forgive too little.She stepped out of the car and took a breath of chill air, her coat huddling closer around her shoulders.It was her father's birthday.A celebration.A performance.But behind the silver platters and tailored suits, tension would be present in the air. The kind that does not need words. The kind that lingers on every polite smile.Amelia moved forward, then forward again.Each step over the familiar cobblestones was heavier than the last.Today, you’re not just here as his daughter. You’re here as a woman with a secret. A truth curled so deep in your heart it throbs whenever someone gets too close. A truth they can’t know yet. Not now. Not while everything still feels so fragile.She paused at the grand oak doors, straightened her
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