"I can't do this, Anna."
Georgia's voice was sharp, her pulse pounding in her ears. She clenched her fists, the letter still crumpled in Anna's trembling hands. The fire crackled behind them, casting flickering shadows across the cabin walls.
Anna took a desperate step forward. "Please, Georgia. I need you. I can't do this alone." Her voice cracked, the raw emotion behind it twisting something deep in Georgia's chest.
"You don't understand." Georgia's throat tightened. "If I go back... I'm not sure I'll ever leave again."
Anna shook her head violently. "No. That won't happen. You're not the same girl you were back then. You're stronger. You've built a life. You've built a family." She gestured toward the small room where the triplets were sleeping soundly. "You are *not
