Chloe spared no thought for how that so-called happy family was spending their Christmas Eve. After dinner, she knelt in the courtyard, carefully sculpting a Santa Claus from the freshly fallen snow. Her fingers were numb and red by the time she finally retreated inside for a hot bath. Helen must have turned up the heat to fight the cold, because the air in her room felt thick and overly warm. Too exhausted to even dry her hair, Chloe simply
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