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But I’m not supposed to know any of this

Not that she exists or is hoet her here

Not yet anyway

Not until later today when Maddoc and his new bride, the true, long lost blood heir to the Brayshaw naet home

Raven, who just learned she has a sister

Me

A secret that was given to irl, and only because I had no one to share the knowledge with, but then I did

I found side her, and chose not to say a word, but six weeks ago, and with a little help, Raven discovered the hidden truth on her own

Her and I, we share a father, one neither of us would ever claim, the enemy to all who proudly represent the Brayshaw name and the head of another, Donley Graven of the Gravens A bastard of a man who tried to ruin this town and the people in it, people who once trusted in his name

Eighteen years ago, he raped our mothers with purpose, but decided they weren’t worth the trouble when neither baby he’d worked so sickeningly hard for was to be a male who could later take his place

Donley tried to force them both into abortions, but each had run away before he could be sure they’d followed through Their disappearances were still a win for him as nobody would learn the truth

A lot has happened since then, though His lies have been exposed, and with his end, both his name and empire have fallen

Everyone pays when they piss off a Brayshaw

Cross one, cross all

A heavy sigh leaves me

I’roup home today and into the Brayshaw Mansion at the back of the property line, hidden and protected by thousands of tall, shadowed trees, a blanket of darkness to shield the black in their souls, or ht they don’t want others to witness

There is light, tenderness, and care, but nobody would ever guess so as they don’t share it with the world

It’s, in part, why their home is reserved for them and them alone Those on the outside aren’t allowed near, can’t see, and could never enter