Lily’s mother hummed softly to herself as she carefully applied a fresh layer of lipstick, then dabbed powder onto her face, her eyes bright with excitement.
She was finally getting what she had hoped for all these years; recognition and respect.
She glanced over at Lily, who sat with a sad expression on her face on a chair across the room, her tear-streaked face hidden by her hands.
She couldn't believe her own mother would betray her in such an undignified way.
“Oh, darling,” her mother said, not bothering to hide the excitement in her voice, “you have no idea how amazing this is going to be for us. Once you’re officially made Luna, we’ll be one of the most important families in the pack. People will respect us. They’ll look up to us!”
Lily’s stomach got sick as she listened to her mother’s words.
She felt trapped, like she was drowning and no one was there to pull her up.
Each word her mother spoke felt like another weight dragging her down.
Of all the people who understood what
