My childhood friend, Celeste Wren, sauntered in like she the queen she was. However, the cool smile on her face vanished the moment she saw me. Instead, a stormy look flashed to life. She crossed the room in a few quick steps and pulled me behind her. Her eyes swept over everyone in the house before landing on Lydia. Lydia was the first to speak, her face tight with hostility. "Celeste, what are you doing here?" The reason they knew each other was simple. Back when Lydia and I were just starting to date, Celeste used to bring me breakfast. Celeste and I had grown up together. When we were kids, she and her mother lived in the same apartment as my family. She had always been wild, stubborn, and impossible to tame. The only person she feared was my dad. After her mother passed away, she stayed with my family for a while. Then, we came home from school together on her 15th birthday and found the courtyard crowded with strangers. Those people took Celeste away, yet sh
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