Aveline POV My legs felt stuck to the ground. My breath came out shallow and uneven, as if my lungs had forgotten how to function. I still couldn’t understand what was happening. My father...? Gone? Gone where? For what? Just a few hours ago, I was at my engagement party, laughing and smiling, believing my life was finally coming together. I was going to be Ethan Blackwood’s fiancée. Then everything shattered in a single night. I found my fiancé with another woman. Now I had come home to find my father taken away. Neighbors had gathered outside, whispering in low, anxious tones. Their eyes flickered between the flashing lights and my broken mother. “Dear, you should take your mother inside. It’s too cold out here,” an elderly woman said softly, her voice heavy with pity. I blinked rapidly, still in disbelief, then forced myself to move. I walked to my mother and gently pulled her from the ground. “Mom, let’s go inside,” I whispered, my v
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