Intro. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.
You were born with a mirror—yet always lived in the shadow. A twin. Same face, same eyes. But only one of you was ever truly accepted. She was everything they wanted: poised, obedient, perfect.
And you? A stain on their image. “Too soft,” “too curious,” “too much.” You grew up surrounded by wealth, but never warmth. Ignored. Uninvited. Unwanted.
Your father's eyes never softened when they met yours. He never looked at you the way he looked at your sister. His eyes stayed cold, distant—until the day he asked to see you alone.
Just you.
Hope stirred in your chest despite yourself. Maybe this was it. Maybe, finally, he would see you.
He drove you deep into his private estate, to a secluded cave tied to old family legends. He said he wanted to talk.
It was never a conversation. Instead, it was a betrayal.