Chapter 1

I shared the exact same face with my twin sister, Vivian, but our personalities were worlds apart.

Everyone always said Vivian was the sweet, gentle angel who deserved the best of everything.

And me? I was the competitive, loud attention-seeker who didn't have a single polite bone in her body.

I beat Vivian to become the Varsity Cheer Captain.

I was the one who stole the spotlight at our 18th birthday bash.

But the harder I tried to prove myself, the more Mom despised me.

"You're too selfish, Valerie. No one is ever going to love you. Why can't you be more like Vivian?"

Of course, I didn't back down. I earned every single bit of that glory.

Until college graduation, when Vivian and I fell for the same man—Ethan.

Vivian, always so sweet, finally showed her teeth:

"Valerie, please. I really, truly love Ethan."

Mom chimed in, pleading with me:

"Don't you always brag about how many guys are chasing you? Just let Vivian have Ethan this once."

I didn’t want to give him up. But then I saw Ethan.

The same Ethan who was tangled in my bedsheets just yesterday, kissing Vivian’s lips today as if nothing had happened.

This time, I didn't want to fight anymore.

There was no point.