CHAPTER 101

Emma's POV

I sighed, flopping onto my bed, surrounded by the familiar comforts of my room. But even the softness of my pillow and the warmth of my blanket couldn't ease the knot of frustration in my stomach.

Everything was a mess.

Nothing was going the way I wanted.

Carly and Luca's drama was tearing our family apart.

And April's been acting strange lately.

Distant.

Quiet.

Something was bothering her, but she wouldn't talk.

I thought about my family, about how close we used to be.

Gabe, always the rock, the one who kept us together.

Carly, with her bright smile and infectious laughter.

April, my partner in crime, my confidante.

And Lucien, our little brother, always getting into mischief.

But now?

Now everything was different.

Carly's heartbreak hung over us like a cloud.

April's secrecy was eating away at me.

And Lucien?

He seemed lost in his own world.

I couldn't shake the feeling that I was losing control.

That everything was spiraling out of my grasp.

I needed to do something.

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