The Rival Who Became My Ally

Eunah was already holding the hand-bound book when her name appeared on the morning board. The first crack in her composure came fast, because the book had started this trouble years ago and still sat in her bag like a heartbeat she could not silence. She had spent her life coming second to people who were born brighter, richer, and easier to praise. That did not stop her from working harder than anyone else in the room. It also did not stop her from caring for the few things that still belonged to her, like the meal ticket her brother once carried and the gloves hidden under her pillow. Then Ido began to look at her as if he could see the cost of every choice she made. He was tied to a worl...