All Chapters of They Saved My Twin and Let Me Die: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The cold inside the winter store had already sunk into my bones. I had to lean against the door to remain standing. The silver walls suppressed my wolf, and every breath sent a fine ache through my chest.Elara’s frantic voice came from the hallway. “Mom, the academy trial only happens once. If Lyra misses it, she’ll never be able to enter Mooncrest Academy. Please let her out.”Mother did not reach for the master key. “Have you forgotten what she did when she was ten? She knew the stronger her wolf became, the greater the danger to you, yet she still came home flaunting a perfect score.”During that young wolf tracking test, I had found every scent marker the instructor had hidden in the forest. I ran home holding the assessment against my chest because I wanted to hear my parents say they were proud of me, just once.Father burned it in front of me. My parents decided I had earned the perfect score to hurt Elara, then locked me in the underground store. When they released me the next

Father’s impatience filled the pack link.“Why aren’t you back yet? Elara is about to begin the second trial, and she’s still waiting for her stabilizing potion.”Mother looked at the unopened door, the master key still raised in her hand.“I’ll deal with you after the trial.”She returned the master key to her belt and carried the potion out of the underground corridor.She had come all the way back, yet one reminder that Elara needed her potion was enough to make her leave without opening the door.Apparently, my life was worth less than a vial of stabilizing potion.My body remained against the silver door, one arm frozen in the act of knocking, while the failed internal relay kept the cooling system running behind the insulated door and the status light outside remained green.Elara hurried over when she returned.“Did you see Lyra? Is she all right?”“I called to her, but she refused to answer.” Mother offered her the potion. “I promised to speak to the academy instructors, but sh

Mother dragged Elara away from the silver door as she fought to look back, her voice hoarse.“Lyra is still in there. She can’t survive this long! You promised we would let her out after the trial and take her to the Temple of the First Moon with us.”“She knows where the spare key is,” Mother said, tightening her grip. “If she insists on hiding, she can stay there until she is ready to apologize. Your blessing will not be delayed for her.”Elara looked to Father for help, but he only checked the silver lines around her wrist and ordered her upstairs to change. Ronan paused at the underground entrance and listened for any response from behind the door, then followed them.Once the estate fell silent, the insulated silver door concealed the failed cooling system inside. Mother had come within a few steps of the truth, yet left it for another day. The body behind the door had no more days left.That afternoon, my parents took Elara to the Temple of the First Moon. For three days after a

The alarm and shouting from the lower level soon drew estate staff and neighboring pack members. Someone called the territorial police, and within half an hour, officers had sealed the underground corridor with warning tape.A forensic pathologist examined my body before it was carried away. Several days later, Father and Mother sat across from the lead investigator with the official report between them. They read the same lines repeatedly, as if the words might change.“Lyra Blackwood died of hypothermia. Her estimated time of death was approximately five days before discovery, during the morning of the first day of the Mooncrest Academy Selection Trial. Prolonged exposure to silver suppressed her wolf spirit and prevented natural healing.”Father’s eyes remained fixed on the date.“Five days ago,” he murmured. “That was the morning of the trial.”The memory returned with terrible clarity. I had knelt before him and begged for my selection token while blood ran from my forehead. He ha

Northreach Academy released its final rankings three days after my funeral. Ethan had placed second and earned direct admission. He stared at the embossed acceptance seal for a long time, then returned the packet unsigned.The following morning, he went to the eastern rail terminal carrying two travel cases. He placed my practice map on the seat beside him and sent a message to my silent phone.Platform four. I saved you the window seat. We can still arrive before registration closes.His mother found him there after sunset and told him again that I had been buried. Ethan answered that the pathologist must have made a mistake. He returned the next day. On the third, he called Northreach and demanded that the registrar restore my name to the class.“Sophie Campbell qualified years ago,” he insisted. “Her token was taken from her. That cannot erase what she earned.”The registrar ended the call, yet Ethan kept his phone pressed to his ear until the station emptied. Whenever the doors ope