to her thus it would be important to me. She sat adjacent to me and smiled sadly, placing the book down on the table. It seemed like hours before she finally spoke to me, lost in thought.

“This was your mother’s,” she told me. “She kept a journal. Until now, I had no idea of how to react. I only recently found this under the strangest circumstances. The Elder did not lie, Violet is your twin and what I am about to tell you is extremely important. You must tell no one.”

I studied my aunt and her strong face with elegant features. She resembled my mother very slightly, only really on first glance just like Violet and I. Her grey eyes were brighter than I recalled ever seeing them and she looked sadder and older than I had ever seen before. I wondered how s...

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