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ANIKA’S POV“Christ's sake.”I was ignoring the phone again.At this point, it had become a routine.The prison would call, I would stare at the screen for a while like it was out to get me, and then I would decline it.I knew who was making that call, and to be frank, I was not interested in speaking to her. Heck, I wanted to forget about her existence.It was even a miracle that she was able to survive that gunshot, and yes, she was my sister, and I was happy that nothing serious happened to her in the long run, but I really did not want anything to do with her anymore.Bree had done so many horrible things to me in my lifetime.But stabbing me that day… that took the crown for sure.Unfortunately, Liam had noticed.Of course he had.The man noticed everything.I was curled up on the couch with my feet resting on his lap while he absentmindedly rubbed my feet."That's the third call this week," Liam said softly.I sighed. "Don't I know it.""You should answer it."I looked up immed

FIVE YEARS LATER…ANIKA'S POV“Give it back!”“No!”“Ruby!”“Zayden!”I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose.There was screaming, and the noisy sound of little running feet.Not to talk of something that sounded suspiciously like glass marbles rolling across my living room floor.And somewhere in the middle of all of it, my Zayden and Ruby still had enough energy left in them to still argue over some toy.“That’s my dinosaur!”“Well I touched it first so it’s mine!”I groaned.Today was supposed to be a calm and beautiful day.Keyword being supposed, because clearly it was anything but.Today was also Zayden's fifth birthday.Which meant our house had been transformed into complete and utter chaos, because for some reason, I had made it a must to celebrate all of his birthdays.Call it a response to my own trauma or whatever, but birthdays were to be taken seriously in this house.Colorful balloons floated across the ceiling.Birthday decorations covered every available s