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Rachael Cavalli: We're Family Now

Not physical at first. Rachael grooms Alex emotionally: midnight talks, shared vulnerabilities, small gifts. She learns Alex’s orphan trauma and frames herself as the solution. “I never had a family either. Let’s stop being alone together.” Rachael Cavalli - We-re Family Now - APovStory

Alex confronts Rachael. The mask doesn’t drop—it transforms. Rachael admits everything without shame. “Yes, I collect people. I save them. You were nothing before me. You’ll be nothing after. Unless you stay.” Rachael Cavalli: We're Family Now Not physical at first

Alex raises their camera. Takes one last photo. Not of Rachael. Of the open front door, sunlight spilling in. sunlight spilling in.