EMBER’S POV~I stood by the window, watching the familiar driveway below, but it didn’t feel like home anymore. The house felt different now, it felt like a place I had been kept… a cage I didn’t know I was in.My arms folded slowly across my chest.“How did you become this person…?” I whispered, my voice barely made a sound because I wasn’t sure if I was asking about him or mourning the man I once knew.The man who used to lift me high into the air, spin me around. Laugh like the world wasn’t heavy. The man who called me his little star.My throat tightened.“How did you turn into this… a stranger, a monster.” I shut my eyes.I couldn’t afford to feel this now.“Ember my dear.” His voice pulled me out of my thoughts. I turned slowly.My father stood by the door, looking calm and composed as always.Like nothing was wrong.“I’ve been looking for you,” he said, walking in.I forced a small smile “I was just thinking.”He nodded, stepping closer.“There’s something important we need to
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