Ava's POV I thought my ears heard wrong, as my mother's words rang out."No, Vera. Let's give your sister a chance," she said coolly, as though the years of neglect and hatred never existed.Vera scoffed, storming out of the room with a dramatic swirl of her gown, leaving the door wide open."Come here, sweetheart," Mum called, her arms widely spread apart, waiting to receive me in its tight embrace. Her smile was unfamiliar... too soft, too calculated."Sweetheart," the word sounded strange, foreign. It had never been used on me before.A flicker of hope rose in my chest, stupid and fragile."Mother... I smell," I tried to explain, shame heavy on my tongue."Nonsense, sweetheart, come give mother a hug," her voice dripped with false affection.My feet, once rooted in suspicion, obeyed her call.But just as I reached her—crack.Pain exploded at the back of my head, and my eyes gave way to the dark....I shot my eyes open to the sight of a strange environment.The next memory wasn't
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