The moment Hope Elara stepped into the ranch, she knew this was never meant to be simple.The house was alive.Bright, loud, and almost too warm.Alice in Wonderland decorations covered every corner in controlled chaos. Giant flowers, hanging clocks, twisted colors, and strange little details somehow made the entire place feel magical.Outside were monster trucks.Massive.Shiny.Exactly the kind of thing Zoey would love.But none of that unsettled Hope Elara.It was the children.There were children here.Not dozens. Not enough to turn the party into chaos.Just enough.Enough laughter and little voices to make something inside her chest ache.Because for one dangerous moment, this almost felt normal.Like an ordinary birthday party.Like her children weren’t growing up surrounded by secrets, bloodlines, and monsters pretending to be civilized.The twins stayed close behind her at first, quietly studying everything.Zenep held her giant dragon protectively when two little girls appro
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