Janus
Val took it hard as I suspected she would. It was bad enough that our relationship was still tainted by our possible blood connection, but Andrew’s and hers had been confirmed. They were half-siblings. I can just imagine how worse it would have felt if they had actually dated.
Well, they did date – but they had not had s*x yet.
I knew that fact had been hanging over her head. I suspected that, for a time, she thought that he was the safer choice. Not that I was a safe choice.
Even after I had helped her in her room, she still looked like the shock would never wear off. She had always had a pale complexion, but she was paler still.
“What if that was what drew Mr. Sangster in? What if that was the reason he took me in? I came from a mother who used to behave like a s -.”
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