Irene didn't back down. She looked at Amara with cold, unreadable eyes. "Why should I apologize? Ask her yourself. Ask her if what I said isn't exactly what she was thinking."Amara remained seated, still and composed, her expression giving nothing away.Irene was not speaking without reason. People often said a person grew up in a single instant. Sometimes, it came through sudden tragedy. Sometimes, it arrived through one sharp, undeniable moment of clarity.Nonetheless, however it happened, something would change. Everything that had come before would begin to feel far away, and for the first time, a person would start building a life that truly belonged to them.That was what had happened to Irene yesterday. For the first time, she had begun to think seriously about the years she had spent growing up in the Chamberlain household.Amara had treated her well. She had raised her from childhood and, in many ways, had been like a mother to her. But being like a mother wasn't the sam
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