And the shy sister, for the first time in her life, didn’t feel shy at all. She just felt wrong—and too far gone to turn back.
It started innocently enough. A text message about a forgotten phone charger. A late-night “thank you” for a ride home. Then longer conversations, shared secrets, and the dangerous thrill of being seen.
But it was Caleb who noticed the small things about the shy sister, Emma. The way she looked away when he entered a room. The way her fingers trembled when she handed him a drink at a barbecue. The way she laughed—just once—at a joke no one else heard.
