"Shayna… was my sister."
The words fell from John's lips shockingly, freezing the air between us.
"Huh?" I blurted out, utterly stunned. The confusion hit me like a wall, rendering my thoughts blank for a moment.
Did I hear wrong or right?
John… and Shayna?
My mouth hung slightly open as I stared at him, struggling to wrap my head around what he had just said. Of all the things I might've expected, this—this wasn't even on the list. Sure, I had known Shayna had a brother in her previous life, she'd mentioned it vaguely once or twice. But this… this connection?
"Are you joking? You knew about this?" Rodolf turned toward me, his eyes narrowing in suspicion.
I shook my head slowly, still caught in disbelief. "No. I mean, I knew she had a younger brother in her past life or something… but I never knew it was you."
There was a pause.
Then Rodolf spoke again, more cautiously this time.
