My father stepped onto the porch, and the color drained from his face.Track Weather
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Because for the first time in his life, the man who had controlled every corner of our family was about to discover that there was one person he could never intimidate.
And that person had finally come for me.
My name is Emily Carter, and on the night I turned eighteen, everything I thought I knew about my family began to fall apart.
The cold was merciless.
Snowflakes clung to my eyelashes and tangled in my hair. My fingers had gone numb, and every breath burned my lungs as if I were swallowing shards of glass.Follow Stars
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Inside, Christmas music played softly.
The smell of roasted turkey and cinnamon drifted through the kitchen window.
My stepmother, Karen, was pouring wine into crystal glasses. My half-brother, Ethan, was tearing open the packaging on a brand-new gaming console. My father, Robert Carter, sat at the head of the table, admiring an expensive gold watch someone had given him.
