Ash's P.O.V.
"Where's your sister Ash?" Mom's all knowing eyes caught mine.
I just smiled at her and lied through my teeth with confidence.
"She's in the garden checking on the flowers for tomorrow."
She looked at me a while longer, before she sighed in relief. She bought it.
"Good. Let her know I need to speak with her when she gets back. I'm surprised you're not with her." She patted my cheek as she walked past me.
She's always been so nurturing. I feel bad for mom. She wants nothing more than to have all her children happy and healthy, but Ember has made that hard. Mom knows Ember has been through hell, but Ember doesn't realize that mom has been through it with her.
It's not my place to tell Ember how to feel about mom. I can nudge her toward opening up with mom more but it
