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He looks around at the kitchen. “We couldn’t keep you out of here,” he says, “your mother, the maids, or me. You always wanted to come in and pull out all of the pots and pans. Pretend you were cooking. Or just bang on them.”

I just stare at him, bewildered. I was only five when we went to live with David – it was certainly old enough to remember something. How did I remember nothing?

Alden indulges me for a moment and then nods back towards the

living room. “Come,” he says. “I want to introduce you to some

people.”

I follow, still staring around at the house. My house, where I lived,

as a small child. As I consider it, I realize that they are not unhappy

memories – I have no feelings of fear or trauma attached to this

place.

I suppose, is a good thing.

leads me into the sitting room, my

I’m surprised to see

a boy at her side and a baby in her

to me. “I’d like to introduce you

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to me that

do you do?” I ask, fumbling

cold look. She’s a beautiful woman, petite, with dark

Estrella. Your…ah. Your half siblings, I suppose.”

smiling up at me

well. I look down at myself, dressed in sapphire blue. Perhaps she’s sending me a

her voice cold. She looks me up and down with distaste. I sigh, seeing that this isn’t going to be an

easy road.

doing my best to give them all a smile as

by the coffee table. We’re silent as a maid brings in

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