Darla

“If all the second-borns in our family are runts, then wouldn’t that include you, lame Lionel?” Ellis hissed from her position on the floor and I fell icily still, stiffening as those words washed over me, ringing in my ears. “Radcliff was the one born to power in your generation, after all. Meaning he was the one destined for greatness and you are nothing but the shame left in his wake.”
― Caroline Peckham, Restless Stars