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

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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.

question whether I would simply up and leave for such a selfish reason. I was not a good enough actor for everything we shared to be a lie.

brow pulled

to piece it together. My

up, Elva had already

sister,” he said. “Your twin.”

I nodded.

just like you. So she would also look like

as if seeing

in part. The

became tangled up in

She’d broken contact with me a few times but

for my

the desperation in her voice as she had

Nicholas said. “I would have helped.”

involve you in this. You

were hurting. I

been… tarnished with any of the things she was involved in.” I lowered my head, afraid he

you safe.”

my chin and gently coaxed me to look at him again.

his eyes held only concern. When he spoke, his voice was

keeping you

the

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