On the way back, the carriage jostled slightly as it rumbled down the dirt road, the soft clatter of wheels against the stones filling the silence. I sat on one side, gazing out at the rolling hills and distant woods, but my mind was far from the picturesque scenery.
My thoughts spiraled around the bombshell revelation I’d recently learned: I wasn’t Sebastian Vale’s biological daughter. The signs had always been there, hadn’t they? My hair was a shade lighter than anyone else in the family; my facial features that bore no resemblance to her parents or Lucas.
Then there were my father’s subtle choices—discussing family matters only with Lucas, leaving me out of critical conversations. And Lucas… ever since they were children, Lucas had always been different. Stronger, faster, almost unnat
