CHAPTER 067: Lost But Found

Fiona’s eyes meet mine, and it feels like the ground has been pulled out from under me.

“Desiree?” she says.

It’s her. My younger sister. The one who disappeared without a trace, leaving me with nothing but questions. The one I thought I’d never see again.

And now, she’s standing in my living room, acting like all these years apart were nothing. Like I hadn’t spent countless nights worrying if she was even alive.

“Oh my God,” I whisper, my voice shaking. “Fiona... is that really you? Where the hell have you been?”

She smiles like it’s no big deal. “Around the world.”

I’m frozen, torn between wanting to hug her and wanting to slap that smile off her face. Around the world? That’s her excuse after all this time?

“You never called,” I say, my anger rising. “You never texted. You just disappeared.”

Before she can answer, Paul jumps in, looking confused. “Wait, you two know each other?”

I turn to Paul, feeling even angrier. “I should be asking you that! How do you know Fiona?”

Paul looks a