Chapter 74
"You exist," Aspen said simply. "That's what you've done. You exist, and as long as you exist, I'll never be enough. Miles will always be comparing me to you. Our parents will always be wishing I was more like you—smarter, more capable, more independent. Everyone will always see me as the lesser sister. The one who only got what she has because you were removed from the equation."
The admission hung in the air, brutal in its honesty. This wasn't about Miles. Not really. This was about Aspen's lifelong competition with Ravyn, her desperate need to be seen as equal or superior, her fury at the fact that even after five years in prison, even after a conviction for negligent homicide, Ravyn was still somehow winning.
"I'm sorry you feel that way," Ravyn said, meaning it. "But I c
