Betrayal (Vanish Book Two) by Sonny Daise Page A

found my mother, and that I have sisters,” I felt the tears
coming. “I’ve always wanted a sister, then I find out I have three,
but only one is willing to accept me.”
    “They’ll come around. They’re stubborn, but
they always do,” Elizabeth assured.
    “How didn’t you know immediately when you saw
me? I mean we all look so much alike,” I wondered.
    “I definitely saw the resemblance, so did
Lily and Cooper well…” she shuddered, “…I can’t explain that one.
But Violet had gone through so much, and you didn’t know, so I
needed to wait and see.” Then it hit me. Cooper . That’s why
he was so freaked out, but why would he go for someone who looked
like his cousins anyway?
    “I guess that’s understandable...” I
shrugged.
    “I thought you were dead, just like they did.
But when I heard your name and when I saw you, I don’t know what I
thought. Some crazy coincidence, not to mention I hadn’t seen
Violet in quite some time before tonight, they actually just moved
back to the area. I was expecting them to visit soon.”
    “They live in walking distance… I don’t
understand. When did they move back?” I asked.
    “A week or so ago I got a call from her that
they were coming, but they had a lot going on with moving in and
all, and we’ve had quite a bit to deal with here as well,” she
explained.
    “I guess you’re right. I just want to make
sure I’m not missing anything; I can’t deal with any more
surprises.”
    “I know. So Sienna really did this to
you?”
    “Yeah, she didn’t mean to cut me, or so she
says, but either way she had the broken glass to my throat,” I
replied.
    “Well, as far as I remember she was always
the trouble maker,” she laughed. “There, all done. Keep an eye on
that cut, it could get infected.”
    “Thanks, Elizabeth.”
    “What’s wrong?” She asked. “I can tell this
isn’t about Violet or Sienna, so what is it?”
    “Earlier Dante said he gave up his life for
me, I guess it hurt a lot more than he meant it to.”
    “Oh come here,” she held her arms out. “That
boy loves you; I can see it. You just need to talk to him, and try
to hear him out before you say anything.”
    “Yeah, you’re right, Aunt Elizabeth,”
I smiled.
    “Ah you’re my favorite niece,” she smiled
back. “Just don’t tell the others,” she elbowed me.
    “I’m going to go talk to Dante,” I said as I
walked to the door.
    “Good luck,” she called from the kitchen.
When I opened the door, I realized Dante had been waiting
outside.
    “Please just talk to me,” he said as I walked
up to him. I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him.
    “I love you, and it would really hurt if you
left, but I don’t want you to feel like you’re giving up anything
to be with me.”
    “I don’t, I only said that to convince you
not to go out there I didn’t want you to get hurt,” he reassured
me.
    “Are you sure? Because if you’re not—”
    “I’m sure. I’ve never been more sure of
anything in my life. This is hard, but I wouldn’t give you up for
anything,” he promised.
    “Why does this have to be so hard?” I whined,
not expecting him to answer.
    “We were born this way; it’s not going to be
easy, but we could try to be a little more understanding of each
other.”
    “You’re right. I’m sorry.” I rested my head
on his chest.
    “Let’s go home,” he said as he put his arm
around me.
     
    As we walked, I thought about what Elizabeth
said when she told me about how all of this began. If we could find
a couple of the necklaces she talked about, we could be normal, we
wouldn’t have to deal with all of it.
    When we got inside and Dante shut the door,
he had a smirk on his face.
    “What?” I smiled.
    “I just realized…we have the whole house to
ourselves.”
    “Oh, uh yeah… I guess we do,” I mumbled.
    “Chill,” he laughed. “Do you want to watch a
movie or something?”
    “Alright,” I smiled. As he dug through the
cabinet by the TV,