A Bitter Pill

Later that evening, the heavy tension that had suffocated the dining room finally faded into the background. Daphne spun in slow, dizzying circles in the center of her freshly decorated bedroom. She tipped her head back, a wide smile spreading across her face as she took in the crisp powder-blue walls and the plush sapphire rug beneath her bare feet. The sheer luxury Serena had managed to provide