About Done Hiding as Your Backup Plaything I'm Shining Golden as a Queen Novel
"I'm done hiding.
Done being his secret.
Done playing backup to my own twin sister.
The night after SATs ended, Luigi took my V-card while whispering Rosalia's name.
I discovered I was nothing more than his practice round—a substitute he used to perfect his technique before pursuing my twin sister.
His hockey teammates' group chat spelled it out in brutal detail: I was the expendable twin, the warm-up act for the main event.
For two years, I lived in the shadows of our ""relationship,"" watching him play knight in shining armor for Rosalia while treating me like I was invisible. I thought it was love. It was just humiliation.
That night, everything changed.
I deleted every trace of us, applied to a classified government program three thousand miles away, and walked out of my toxic family's house forever.
I'm dreaming hard, I've come so far, and now I believe in the woman I'm becoming.
Four years later, I'm Dr. Aurelia Cooper—brilliant, untouchable, golden.
But when my past comes crashing back into my new life, demanding I sacrifice everything I've built...
I'm not that broken girl anymore.
I'm done hiding in corners, accepting crumbs, playing second fiddle to anyone.
I'm going up, up, up—this is my moment and I'm glowing.
Some people don't deserve second chances.
Some bridges are meant to burn.
I chose myself once.
I'll choose myself every single time.
Watch me shine like I was born to be."