She decided at 2 a.m., three weeks in, standing in the kitchen with flour on her hands and Birdie's cake recipe propped against the mixer — decided the way you decide things you've actually known for a while and just needed permission to admit.
She was keeping the Sugar Shell.
The decision came with terror attached, practical and immediate: inventory to reorder, a walk-in cooler making an ominou...
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Chapter 5: Opening Day
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