18th Birthday (1)

Astraea POV

Dad was saving money to take me on a cruise for my eighteenth birthday. Instead of being with them, I was with his extended family. Farrell and Brielle had come along with Briallen and Nathaniel for the party, and I was an emotional mess. Farrell hugged me tightly before Brielle gave me my birthday present.

“This wasn’t needed,” I said, trying to swallow the lump for