Elizabeth arriving home made me feel like absolute shit.Not because she had done anything wrong, quite the opposite. She walked through the doors of the mansion warm, elegant, and perfectly put together, carrying the kind of calm authority that made the rest of us look like unruly teenagers caught doing something we shouldn’t.Which, if we were being honest, we were.I didn’t even stay long enough for the inevitable family discussion to begin. The air inside that house felt too tight, too heavy with secrets and accusations that hadn’t quite been spoken out loud yet.“I’m heading to Dirty Angels,” I said, grabbing my bag. “You guys can figure out your family shit without me.”I was already halfway out the door when Isla’s voice stopped me.“Mari.”I sighed quietly and turned.She was standing there in the hallway, looking like she hadn’t slept in days.“You didn’t answer my question,” she said.Of course, she would come after me.I tried to keep my face neutral, but my mind scrambled
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