The trio wasn't built on equality. It was built on control.
Ashlin was their servant in disguise, defending them to outsiders while ignoring the loneliness that crept into her heart.
She was chained not by force, but by the illusion that she couldn't survive without them.
Sara, Emily, Jackie, Jamie—even Jessi.
They all saw what Ashlin couldn't.
They saw how she was losing herself, how she was trading gold for glitter. But no one could reach her. She wouldn't listen. And sometimes, the hardest truth is that you can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved.