For the first time in her life...
Lily felt lost.
Completely lost.
Not because of Ethan.
Not because of Claire.
Not because of the university.
Because of herself.
The revelation about the sister she never knew existed had shattered something inside her.
Everything she believed about her life suddenly felt fragile.
Uncertain.
Like a story someone else had written for her.
The apartment remained silent after Elena's confession.
Nobody seemed capable of speaking.
Nobody seemed capable of moving.
The truth sat heavily between them.
Waiting.
Breathing.
Growing.
And somehow becoming more frightening with every second.
Lily stared at the silver necklace resting inside the box.
The necklace looked ordinary.
Yet somehow it carried enough weight to destroy her entire world.
"My
