Tangled Hearts: A Contracted Affair

lier. However, as she stepped through the front door, a wave of tension washed over her. The atmo

ence. "Well, well, if it isn't our dear Amelia," she sneered, her tone dripping with venom. "I hope you enjoyed yo

ut she tried to remain composed. "What are yo

she held up a crumpled piece of paper. "Thi

diary in which she had written pouring out her feelings and vulnerability. Panic w

my privacy?" Amelia's voice trembl

is house. I know everything that goes on, especially when it concerns you. And now that I have this

k etched across his face. "So, little Amelia thought she could find s

brother had invaded her private space, exposing her vulnerability to use it against her. T

n their efforts to break Amelia's spirit. They mocked her, belittled her dreams, and sabotaged any sliver of hap

nt, she found him lost in his own world of indifference. His dismissive words stung like a knife in her

she had yearned for were replaced by a void of neglect and abandonment. In the depths of her despa

She felt trapped, suffocated by the relentless torment inflicted upon her by those who were

erienced outside her home. Those fleeting moments became her lifeline, a reminder that

ope. She would find the strength to weather the storm, for she knew deep within he