My twin sister has been stealing everything I love since we were children.
So when I fell for someone, I told not a soul.
But Vanessa found out anyway.
Posing as the girl who secretly traded notes with Nolan Pierce at Aster Library, she confessed to him first. Soon after, Nolan, the Alpha heir of the Northcrest Pack, came to our house to formally ask for her hand.
I was standing right outside the glass conservatory, about to tell Nolan the truth, when I heard his voice.
“You’re too naive,” he told Vanessa. “You can’t outmaneuver your sister. Once we’re married, you should keep your distance from her.”
He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 20 My mother didn’t have time to dwell on Sophie’s words. The very next day, she had reason to regret her own. At nine in the morning, a motorcade from Arden Royal Castle filled our entire street. The Royal Guard sealed off the perimeter. The
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 19 She turned to Theo, gracing him with her sweetest smile. “Hello. I’m her twin sister, Vanessa Jennings.” Theo merely gave a slight nod, his gaze quickly returning to me. Undeterred, Vanessa pressed on. “We’re identical twins. See? We’re exactly alike, aren’t we? Most people
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 18 The news channels played grainy footage of the convoy and the cheering crowds on a loop. I was wondering if Theo was among them when Sophie sent me a message, telling me to come to her house at once. When I reached the lakeside
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 17 I heard that Nolan and Vanessa had a terrible fight after that day. I don’t know what she did, but before long, they had made up again. I had no interest in their drama. Theo had been gone for over a month, and I
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 16 After that day, Vanessa reluctantly started trying to read. She couldn’t sit still for long. Soon, she came to me with a history of border governance and asked me to write notes in it for her. “Why?” I asked. “Weren’t you the one who
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 15 Nolan’s mother, Luna Cecilia Pierce, did not like Vanessa. For one, she believed Vanessa knew nothing of Northcrest affairs and was completely incapable of shouldering the duties of a future Luna. For another, she found Vanessa flighty and lacking in basic judgment. Having been
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 14 I refused to say a word to him, but Vanessa chatted with him happily. Afterward, she reported to my mother, “He thinks Laurel is a bit dull, but for Nolan’s sake, he’s willing to accept her.” “Once Nolan becomes Pack Alpha, this will give
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 13 I refused, of course. My father confiscated my phone, cut off my bank cards and car access, and posted household security at the front gate. I could have forced my way out. I could have shifted and scaled the wall. But that would have
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 12 I stared at her, my heart turning to ice. After a long, tense moment, I said coldly, “I did nothing wrong today. I went to the library to return books. Nolan was the one who mistook me for her.” “But you’ve never believed anyone
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He Called Me A Stone And Chose Her Pearl Chapter 11 “You have the nerve to come back?” Vanessa’s face was twisted with fury. “You threw yourself at Nolan in the library, then disappeared for hours. God knows what other man you went off to see.” My cheek burned. The anger I had suppressed for
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