Pearl Maiden
Language: en
### My sister, radiant and mesmerizing, never stopped being the center of attention—even when she was pregnant. Our parents worked tirelessly to find men for her, never complaining, never resting. I watched as one scrawny, pale man after another left our house with glowing faces and renewed energy. The villagers called her the luck of the town, the one who brought fortune to anyone who shared her bed. But one day, I followed her to the river in the hills and saw something moving beneath the water where she bathed. My sister, Clara, was the jewel of Pearl Creek Village. She was known far…