ELODIE'S POV~
I quickly flipped through their chat history, my fingers trembling just enough to make the screen blur. Every morning, Liora messaged Sienna first. "Good morning, Auntie", the messages stretched endlessly down the screen, filled with little hearts, pictures, voice notes, laughter. They'd talked every day… for months. About everything. About her school, her favorite songs, even secrets she never told me.
My throat tightened.
The sound of the elevator dinged softly behind me. I quickly set her phone back on the table, pretending I hadn't seen anything, pretending that my heart wasn't burning in my chest.
By the time Liora came down, her steps were light again. She picked up her phone without a thought, and when she unlocked it, her face lit up instantly. I didn't have to as
