Jannah pressed her back against the wall, staring out the window at the quiet street below. Her mind raced, every thought circling the same terrifying truth. Adrian already suspected something. Every careful step she had taken, every moment of hiding, was now a fragile shield against discovery. If he found out, she shivered. Not just because of him, but because of the fallout. Her mother, her sister, Adrian’s family, they would all turn on her. Hatred would be swift and merciless. Alyssa might blame her entirely for the disruption, and their mother, who had always adored Alyssa, would never forgive her. Even Adrian’s family. They had always treated her differently, suspiciously. The birthmark she bore, the one they whispered was a sign of bad luck for the clan, had marked her as separate, lesser. They had never accepted her the way they did Alyssa. If the secret came out, she would be cast aside, despised, and blamed for everything. Her hand instinctively went to her stomach. The b
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