Shattered Reflections
“You have everything. You’re beautiful, you’re smart, you’re everything they could ever want in a daughter. Why does it matter to you if I’m upset?”
Cassia’s expression softened, and she let go of Elara’s hand, leaning back in her chair. “Because you’re my sister,” she said simply.
The words hung in the air between them, heavy with meaning. Elara stared at Cassia, her heart pounding in her chest. Sister. It was a word she had never expected to hear, a word that carried so much weight.
“You’re my sister,” Cassia repeated, her voice gentle. “Maybe not by blood, but in every other way that matters. And I don’t want to lose you.”