~AMARISThe heavy double doors of the living room swung shut behind them, cutting off the crisp morning breeze and sealing the five of us inside a suffocating, static silence. I stood perfectly rigid against the dark mahogany liquor shelf, my knuckles turning bloodless around the neck of the heavy alcohol bottle, my breath catching in my dry throat as the scene began to unfold right before my eyes.Maya, Chloe, and Celeste stood near the entryway, their designer bags slung over their arms. But their initial, superficial smiles died completely the moment they took in the rigid, feral posture of their princess.Chloe, her piercing green eyes narrowing with a sharp, intuitive focus, took a slow step forward. She took in the unusual, deeply gloomy look shadowing Ember’s face…the raw, puffy lines around her eyes that spoke of a night spent drowning in devastating tears."Ember?" Chloe asked, her voice dropping its melodic bounce, carrying a sudden, serious undertone. "What's wrong? What's
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