If Algernon woke up, Sera could go back under — back into that fog of disinterest, where she did not talk to her children, where her husband wasn't concerned about anything she thought, where she had no friends or hobbies or or or. Her grip on her skirts was starting to hurt, but she could not get herself to loosen it. Robin didn't want to go back. Neither did Mira, who seemed — so frightened, expressing more emotion than she could ever remember Mira showing.
She had never really known Miranda. Her sister was taken away when Sera was two. (Seraphina's children were — she'd learned this as quickly as she could get her thoughts together — thirteen, eleven, and eight.)
She felt her throat tighten at Flip's suggestion. Sera expected herself to object, but instead said: "I don't want to go to prison."
She had never really known Miranda. Her sister was taken away when Sera was two. (Seraphina's children were — she'd learned this as quickly as she could get her thoughts together — thirteen, eleven, and eight.)
She felt her throat tighten at Flip's suggestion. Sera expected herself to object, but instead said: "I don't want to go to prison."
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