Chapter 1

Chapter 1

“Where are we going, Marian? Three–and–a–half–year–old Yvonne asked, her lile legs struggling to keep up with Marian’s long strides.

It was six in the morning, and the orphanage was quiet, like everyone was still asleep.

But not these two–already dressed and heading straight for the farthest corner of the orphanage.

A few minutes later, Yvonne came to a stop, glanting back at the orphanage with uncertainty written all over her face. “Marian, I wanna go back. Mrs. Harrison said Mr. Yates is coming today to take me home”

Marian, who’d been walking ahead, slowed and turned to look at Yvonne. She gently grabbed the little girl’s hand, her eyes soft as she gazed at Yvonne’s inocent, worried expression.

But there was something darker in her gaze–something far beyond her years. “Didn’t you say you lost your necklace! It’s in that little shed up ahead. I’ll help you find it.

Yvonne hesitated, but Marian wasn’t having it. Without waiting for an answer, she grabbed Yvonne’s hand and rugged her

forward

She urged. “Come on, that necklace… it was from your real parents, right? And Mr. Yates loves you. He’ll wait. He’s not going anywhere.

Before Yvonne could protest, she was being practically dragged toward the shed.

The shed was pitch black. When the door creaked open, a cloud of dust exploded into the air, making it almost impossible

to see.

Yvonne wrinkled her nose at the musty smell, clearly uncomfortable. She looked over her shoulder, still unsure. “Marian are you sure my necklace is in here?”

Marian didn’t answer. Instead, she shoved Yvonne into the shed without warning, making her stumble forward.

“Marian” Yvonne hit the ground hard, her big eyes wide with disbelief as she watched the door slam shut in front of her

Scrambling to her feet, Yvonne pounded on the door and screamed, “Marian, please, let me out! Mr. Yates is coming to take me home today!”

Outside, Marian expressionlessly locked the door, ignoring the frantic cries, and walked away without a second thought

A little while later, Marian checked her pocket. She felt something hard in there.

When she pulled it out, it was a purple necklace. The gems were perfectly cut, sparkling like stars in the night sky.

Even Marian, who wasn’t the sentimental type, could tell this thing was way more than just a random piece of jewelry

She shoved it back into her pocket and, by the time she made it to the playground, the sky was fully lit up.

A couple of volunteers were hanging out in the corner, gossiping and whispering,

“Yvonne’s so damn lucky, huh? The Yates family isn’t just rich–they actually seem like decent people.”

“Yeah, she’s gonna be a Yates princess now.”

grab Yvonne. She needs to

she

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suit.

onto the man standing next to the headmistress, all polished and sharp

turn to be the Yates

shouting for help, but the place was ton

and cracked, covered in colowebs, and way too

climbed up a pile of firewood, dipping and falling so many times it was like the universe was messing with her. But after what felt like forever, she finally made it to

shed were hanging out like they owned the place–big frilky, green things, surrounded by the

clung to the window frame. Her other hand kept wiping at her face, making it worse as the

had a soul, moved

sniffles, Yvonne hiccupped and whispered to the spider, “You’re

the dizzying drop below, her heart stopped. The ground seemed so far

cry broke out even louder. Waaaaah! It’s so high! Am I gonna die if I climb back

hair, her face streaked with a

bloodshot, making her look extra pitiful. She stared at the orphanage building

Robert Yates was supposed to come and take her home, just like the headmistress Dani Harrison had told

her tears away roughly, covered

through her hands and knees as soon as she hit the ground. Once she

here by now. I can’t waste

pale palms were glaringly obvious, and blood ran down her legs, dripping

didn’t notice the grass turning greener beneath her. The blades that touched her blood seemed to grow faster, almost like they were

of the volunteers

holding, eyes wide, and rushed

eyes looking scary. When she saw the familiar volunteer, her nose

held

Mr. Yeats? Is

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for a second, staring at Yvonne’s red eyes in disbelief. “Yvonne, didn’t you say you didn’t wanna go to the

wiping her face with her little hand, only to smear

Marian said you didn’t wanna go to the new family, so you

her big red eyes filled with confusion and hurt, shaking her head wildly. “I didn’t! I didn’t…

actually pretty willing to go to the Yates family.

volunteer and headed toward the director’s office. “I need to talk to Mr. Yeats and tell him

of strong arms scooped her up off the ground.

she finally sighed and said, “Yvonne, don’t go. Mr. Yates already adopted Marian.

froze, slowly turning her head. Her lips trembled, but the tears stopped falling

only thing she remembered was hearing the volunteer’s panicked voice right

the evening, Yvonne slowly blinked her eyes open, rubbing them out of instinct.

when she looked down, she saw her

door opened, and a bunch of kids burst in, all chattering at

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