The Unwelcomed Daughter

Celine stood perfectly poised in the center of the opulent boutique, her presence alone sucking the air out of the room. The receptionist gasped, taking a sudden step back, her eyes darting between the women. Valerie and Gemma spun around on their heels. The raw, unadulterated shock on their heavily made-up faces rapidly shifted into pure, venomous hostility.

Gemma blinked rapidly. A flicker of