Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 260: Half Sister

Olivia’s POV

A soft knock landed on my door, and I knew instantly it was Calvin. His distinct lemony scent drifted in, announcing his presence before he even spoke.

"The door is open," I said gently.

He pushed it open and stepped inside, holding a white box wrapped with a shiny red ribbon. Our eyes met, and he gave me a warm, genuine smile. The kind of smile that made me feel... safe. Loved. Protected.

"Good morning, sunshine," he greeted as he walked toward me.

My smile widened. "Good morning, brother."

The word came out so naturally, so easily, even though it was the first time I’d ever said it to him. It felt right. Like it had always been there.

He reached my bed and held out the box. "Here... I got this for tonight’s party. I hope you like it."

A happy grin spread across my face as I accepted the box.

Feeling a flutter of excitement, I unsealed it carefully.

The first thing I saw made my breath catch. It was a stunning red dress, silky and elegant. I lifted it slightly, the fabric slipping through my fingers like water. Beneath it were silver heels, delicate and sparkling like starlight.

At the bottom of the box was a smaller one. I opened it slowly... and gasped softly.

Inside were diamond accessories—a necklace, earrings, and a delicate bracelet. They shimmered beautifully, catching the morning light with every tiny movement.

"These are beautiful," I whispered, still a bit in awe.

Calvin sat beside me on the edge of the bed. "They were our mother’s," he said softly.

I turned to him, surprised. "Really?"

He nodded. "She wore them the night she married our father. They were her favorites. I thought it was only right... that you wear them tonight."

I looked back down at the jewels, my heart fluttering. A strange ache bloomed in my chest.

"I’d love to meet her," I said, glancing up at him. "Where is she?"

His expression shifted slightly—gentle, but with something unreadable behind it.

take you to see her," he

sincerity in his voice. He smiled at me again, and I smiled back. But even as warmth bloomed in my chest, one question—one

So I asked it.

other siblings?" I said

inhaled deeply. Something in his expression shifted. The calmness in his eyes clouded with a

said. "We do. But

tilted my

his palms together before finally

a half-sibling... but not just that," he began, his voice low, like just talking

"What do you mean ’not just

straight in the eyes. "Our mother had a twin

blinked, stunned.

Our mother—Celeste—was the quiet, kind one. Selene was... different. Ambitious. Envious. Always

trying to process

to

females who carry the special gift. A

nodded. "But there weren’t

"Until after my birth. Then, a prophecy

of

looked up and sighed. "That our father’s next child would be a girl. And she would be the one to inherit the gift. The true heir. The

at

he said. "Mom took me along to a council meeting. According to her... when she came back, she found her twin sister, Selene,

I whispered, completely

Calvin said grimly. "Spelled him. Used a charm to force him into sleeping with her. All because she wanted to bear the chosen one. She knew the prophecy. She knew it would

horror spreading across my

got pregnant," he continued. "And started parading herself around as the mother of the

breathed, needing to know

didn’t have the mark. The birthmark all gifted daughters are born with.

sat there, dumbfounded. A cold

added, "Years later... Mom conceived again. She

my

you had to disappear—because so many people wanted you dead. And when I say people who wanted you dead, I don’t mean strangers. I mean family. Our father’s distant relatives—descendants

mind racing. Then a thought crept into my

said, furrowing my brows. "This half-sister of

gave one