“When Willow showed up,” I continue softly, “for a brief, stupid second, I thought... maybe that’s what this is. Maybe I finally get a sister. Someone to share the weight of this family with.”
I drop my head, letting out a rough, bitter breath. “And then she turned out to be a head case. She didn't want a sister. She wanted to erase me, to take my life.”
“Listen to me,” Jade says. “Willow is a broken creature and I don’t think it’s even her fault. It sounds like her mother wasn’t supportive of her daughter, and who knows what happened in Willow’s head, growing up not knowing her father.”
She c***s her head at me, her long ponytail falling over her shoulder.
“You didn't lose a sister when Willow turned on us,” Jade says, her voice trembling. “Because you’ve had one standing right beside
