Nicholas had never met my twin, but I had definitely talked about her when he and I had been dating. I was constantly worried about her, and she would sneak out into my conversations without even meaning

  1. to.

Ever since we were kids, she was getting in trouble. Maybe she was too free–spirited. Maybe she was an adrenaline junkie. I’d never been sure. But she chased danger like she was invincible. It was only a matter

of time before she caught it

Or it caught her.

Under the bright moonlight, I watched the shifts in Nicholas’s expression as he thought it through.

That I had left him to be with someone else had been the most obvious answer for my sudden

departure. He had convinced himself it was true because it made the most sense

But I couldn’t help but wonder if deep down, he doubted.

We had been very much in love for all of our time together. We clicked fast and fell hard. For a long time,

I thought he might be the one.

He knew that. He felt it too.

selfish reason. I was not a good enough actor

brow pulled together,

it together. My constant worrying. The timing. Elva’s

Elva

said. “Your twin.”

I nodded.

like you. So she

smoothed out. He looked at me as if seeing me for the

part. The rest I could

the wrong crowd. She became tangled

pregnant and alone. She’d broken contact with me a

for my

in her voice as she

Nicholas said. “I

I couldn’t involve you in this. You

straightening. “I loved you, and you were hurting. I should have been there for you.

of the things she was involved in.” I lowered my head, afraid

you safe.”

under my chin and gently coaxed me to look at him

eyes held only concern.

keeping you safe?”

both knew the answer. no

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