Borrowing Permanently

Cora didn't even flinch at the interrogation. Her mother's sharp, moralizing scolding washed over her like meaningless static. Valerie’s voice was just annoying white noise, a repetitive drone Cora had learned to tune out. With her eighteenth birthday rapidly approaching, Cora was only counting the exact days, hours, and minutes until she could sever ties with the toxic Croft family for good. Let