Chapter 8

The cold brownstone, the heartless family.

As Elena's gaze swept over the faces around her, her already shattered heart turned to dust: the look of disgust and hatred on her parents' faces, the utter disappointment in Gabriel's eyes, and Mia's barely concealed, triumphant smirk.

These were supposed to be her closest family, yet time and again they pushed her into the abyss, colder than any