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s. She wanders the house late at night, unable to sleep, and hears strange noises coming from t

t pounds, a mix of shock and betrayal surging through her. Her world tilts-her mother,

on in the glass cabinet. Panic flashes ac

the man aside and storming toward the

see anything. Do you hear me?" she growls, her voice sharp and venomous

wish it had been you instead of her," she says coldly, "You're n

ams the door, locking her out. She spends the rest of the night shivering on th

ce, she has no one to run to, so she just

gives up ballet, retreating into herself. For weeks, she refuses

to practice. "You think life will stop mocking you because yo

er mother's wrath than her own desire to dance. Her teacher not

l at a grand theater. Ariana is terrified, convinced she will fail. Kieran's

f flowers. "You've worked hard for this," Sage says softly. "Don't

oment, her nerves threaten to overwhelm her. But as she moves, something shifts. She remembers why she

d heartfelt. As the final note fades, there's a beat

a curt, "You should've done better." However, Ariana also sees a

. Ariana realizes that no matter how well she performs, it will never be enough for her

. The bouquet of flowers Sage had given her sits on the table, bu

Her breath catches in her throat as she rea

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she rereads the words. Before she can process

ers?" a voice draw

s, her blood

she came face to face with her fiance. Kieran was pu

m the looks of it, it s

t that she was being stalked and she was scared to death, she

ongratulate you

She shook

ried to make her angry. He

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ed his lips, taking an

closer to me or I will scream" sh

n to be husband in the same room

something bad to you" she pointed a shak

going to kill me too?" Kieran taun

want to think about it but it was too late, memo

ame back. Ariana's vision blurred as she felt dizzy

inch closer to her, he stood there watching her

ard, it was that of her mum and dad. Her mum was ar

riana knew deep down that her mother never wanted to see her a