They told her to let it go....Annabelle was only thirteen when the woman who loved her most was murdered—and the world expected her to grieve quietly, forgive, and move on.But grief changes when justice never comes.Six months later, Annabelle is taken into foster care, carrying nothing but the memory of her mother’s final promise: someone will pay.Her new home is supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, it becomes another place where she learns that kindness can be a disguise, silence can be a weapon, and trust can get you hurt.The bubbly little girl Annabelle once was begins to disappear.In her place grows someone colder. Someone quieter. Someone who remembers.Because ashes don't cry.They smolder.And Annabelle has no intention of letting the people who destroyed her mother walk away untouched.