I Thought the White String in My Egg Was Something Dangerous—The Truth Completely Surprised Me

tightened.

“Why didn’t she tell me?”

Desiree’s expression softened.

“Because she didn’t want you to feel like you didn’t belong.”

Silence filled the space between us.

“So she just… kept me?”

Everything I thought I knew… shifted.

“And the necklace?” I asked finally.

“That’s where things changed.”

She gestured toward it.

“It’s not ordinary. Even back then, we continue reading …