Skye Cassandra is relentless.Every activity becomes an opportunity for her to paint the perfect family picture. She encourages Liam to show Jaxon the snowman they built, to ask him to help build a fort by the pool, to climb on his shoulders for a better view."Cole, could you take a photo?" she asks on the fourth day, positioning Jaxon and Liam by the frozen waterfall. "This light is just perfect."Cole obliges, and Cassandra beams at the image on his phone. "Oh, Jaxon, you two look so handsome together. Liam, look—you have your father's eyes."She doesn't ask for pictures of me and Jaxon. Or me and Liam. Just them.I watch from the sidelines, my hands shoved in my pockets, trying to ignore the hollow ache in my chest."Skye, come look!" Jaxon calls out, his voice carrying that forced enthusiasm I've come to recognize. "You should see this."I trudge over to where he and Liam are examining something in the snow. Cassandra stands close to Jaxon's other side, already in position like s
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