Vonnie's words hit me harder than anything else she had said. I stared at her, my mind refusing to process the information. “Sister?” My voice came out as a whisper. It felt foreign like the word didn’t belong in my mouth. “That’s not possible.” Vonnie’s face softened, almost like she pitied me. “It is, dear. You share the same father.” “No,” I said firmly, shaking my head. “Allen told me my parents abandoned me when I was five. They left me, and he took me in, that's it," I said with tears streaming down my face. “Because he thought it would keep you safe,” Vonnie replied, her tone steady but filled with a quiet intensity. “Your mother was very strong. I am still not sure what she was, but I could tell she wasn't from this realm." "Realm? What does that even mean? What am I?" I was