Contract with the devil
Laura felt her breath catch because Scott had never talked about having a twin before,
except for that one time he mentioned it briefly. “What do you mean?”
Scott was quiet for a long time, and Laura thought maybe he wasn’t going to answer, but
then he spoke, and his voice was rougher than usual. “I had a twin brother. His name was
supposed to be Matthew, but he died during birth.”
“Oh, Scott,” Laura said, reaching out to touch his face. “I’m so sorry.”
“My mother always blamed me for surviving,” Scott continued. “She said that I stole all the