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y big sis

he words burned like acid on my tongue, but I spat them out anyway. The crystal chandelier above us cast harsh

ht her last Christmas – dragging across the marble floor as

ms, the same girl whose dreams I'd championed when everyone else dismissed them as frivolous. How many strings had I pulled to get her

I'd sworn, holding her trembling hands in mine. "No matter what." The memory twisted like a knife in my chest. I'd

running down her cheeks, looking

enough to cut glass. Her wails echoed through the marble foyer as I ascended t

gone in an instant. A marriage I'd never wanted, forced upon me by parents who'd somehow fallen under Logan's spell. If only they

n sheets seemed to mock me. Every luxury item in this room, from the artisan wallpaper to the hand-carved furniture, n

away roughly. "Crying won't change anything," I w

ump. "Go away!" I shouted, my

e, soft and pleading. "Your food is ready. W

ting. As the music filled my ears, memories flooded my mind: how I'd fought against loving Logan,

re legacy, handed over to a snake in designer suits. My phone buzzed repeated

the wall showed 5 AM – how had the night passed so slowly? I forced myself through my morn

ight that greeted me stopped me cold: Logan and Abigail on the

s ear between my fingers. "So you s

th my cheek with enough force to make me stagger. "Don't

disbelief making my voice trembl

's eyes were cold, foreign. This wasn't the man I'd married

ed for this day. A day you'll kneel before me, pay for stealing all mom and dad's love. Their precious, perfect daughter!" She laughed, the sound brittle and shar

our tong

r precious job so much you abandoned our family company – mom and dad's legacy! You were neve

"No need to waste breath on her. She'll sign the pape

y sister, my baby sister, had been plotting my destruction all along. I walked out with my head high

t made me shudder. My sister's words echoed in my mind: "You'

ly moving to my stomach where my secret still grew, I knew