“I am fine…” Seraphina insisted, but she immediately looked away, deliberately avoiding Amelia’s searching gaze. “And I am not hiding anything from you.” Amelia hummed softly, but the sound carried little conviction. She watched her mother walk away, her eyes following her every movement. There was something different about Seraphina, something Amelia couldn’t quite put her finger on. Her mother was usually straightforward with her, especially when something was wrong, but this time, there was a strange heaviness in her expression that she couldn’t ignore. Before Amelia could question her again, Aiden returned from the direction of the lake. “Well, let’s begin,” he said as he approached them. Amelia immediately turned toward him. Her eyes followed every step he took until he eventually stopped a few feet away from her and Seraphina. The moment their eyes met, that strange sensation returned to her chest. It started as a tiny spark beneath her skin, almost insignificant,
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