C10 CRACKS IN THE GLASS

Amara woke the next morning to a silence so sharp it felt like ice. Not the peaceful kind this was the silence of a house holding its breath. Waiting. Watching.

Her body ached from the previous night’s emotional collision Ethan’s anger, Tari’s trembling act of innocence, the way everything twisted into a narrative that somehow made her the villain again.

But her mind was clear.Crystal clear