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CHAPTER 189
~Zara's POV~
Since returning and discovering the truth concerning my parents, I hadn't spent time with Ella nor discussed my new family with her.
She was my closest friend and deserved to know the truth.
The sun was beginning to set as I pulled into Ella's apartment complex. The golden hues of twilight cast long shadows across the parking lot, and I hesitated in the car, gripping the steering wheel tighter than necessary.
How do you even begin to tell your best friend that your life is a lie—or rather, that it's finally the truth?
Ella had always been my rock, my go-to when life felt like too much. I owed her honesty. But now, after everything I'd been through, I wasn't sure how she'd take it. Would she see me differently?
I sighed and grabbed the box of pastries I'd brought as a peace offering, forcing myself out of the car.
