(Anna POV)I stepped into the house that had once been my childhood home, my heart pounding with a mixture of anticipation and dread. The scars on my arms burned under my sleeves, a phantom pain that always intensified when I was stressed. Something felt different tonight, the air itself seemed charged with secrets waiting to be revealed.

"Your grandmother has been waiting to meet you."

Mrs. Chen's words echoed in my mind as I looked at her standing in the hallway. Grandmother? I had always ...