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"Or its prisons," he countered, a smirk playing on his lips, though his eyes remained wary.

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The mention of their mother, Martha, brought a sudden, sharp chill to the room. She had been the glue, the buffer between Elias’s stoicism and Julian’s rebellion, between Claire’s duty and her hidden resentments. Now, that glue was gone, and the pieces were beginning to grate against one another. "Or its prisons," he countered, a smirk playing

As Julian walked out to his car later that night, Claire stood on the porch, her silhouette framed by the dim light of the hallway. "See you tomorrow?" she asked, her voice small. She had been the glue, the buffer between

Elias, the patriarch, sat at the head, his silence a heavy cloak that smothered the room. Beside him, Claire, the daughter who had stayed, meticulously organized her peas, her life a series of small, controlled boxes meant to offset the chaos of their shared history.