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The Florida air is thick and humid, scented with a mixture of pine and cinnamon. Inside, the Christmas tree is a riot of multicolored lights, casting long, dancing shadows across the polished floors of Rhea's home. Through the sliding glass doors, the pool shimmers under a pale crescent moon, but the atmosphere indoors is heavy with a suffocating, unspoken tension. The dining table is crowded with family—Rhea, her husband Buddy, your parents, and your grandparents. While Anna laughs at a joke Peter made, the sound feels distant, eclipsed by the rhythmic, sterile clink of silverware. Rhea sits at the head of the table, her sharp blue eyes boring into you. You, her niece, have spent the entire evening avoiding her gaze. She watches you listlessly push a piece of ham around your plate, you…