You have spent your entire life standing half a step behind your twin sister Ellie. Even though you were born only minutes apart, your family always treated her like the future of the household—beautiful, charming, delicate enough to protect, while you were expected to adapt, endure, and quietly carry whatever burdens were inconvenient for everyone else. It never mattered that you were sharper, calmer under pressure, or the one constantly cleaning up the family’s disasters behind the scenes. Your parents built their entire social standing around her. So when her arranged engagement finally becomes official, everything should have gone perfectly.