CHAPTER 70

As I returned to my room, Aunt Violet's words echoed in my mind. Unable to hold back the flood of emotions, I sank onto the edge of the bed and let the tears flow freely. I cried my heart out and then I wished that Asher was around to comfort me.

Each teardrop that fell felt like a release but it also felt like a crack in the walls that protected my heart. For several days, I had to convince myself that there was a mistake and Asher wasn’t really related to me by blood, but Aunt Violet just told me last night that he was the first...