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Chapter 28

Author: Raelyn Karson
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Axel-

“I don’t know where to start.” Stormie started picking at the corner of her thumbnail as she avoided my gaze and looked around the room.

“You can start wherever you want, but if it helps, why don’t you start at the beginning?”

She took a few deep breaths before looking me in the eye. “First, I suppose I should tell you that the mother I thought was my mother isn’t actually my mother. I only found out before coming here. I don’t know who my birth mother is, but I don’t know if I want to find out. I found out the reason Misty was always the favorite, which, in a way, makes me feel relieved.”

“Why is that?”

“Because it made it easier to cut ties with them. I no longer care that Misty and I are twins. I refuse to be nothing more than a spare part for her. I was ready and willing to die that night when they started beating me. The only reason I agreed to this setup about pretending to be Misty was because they promised they would send me away. All I ever wanted was to be free of them
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