~Nyla~“Orphans are not allowed.” Janet said.I turned around to look at her immediately.“What did you just say?” I demanded.“I said, orphans are not allowed.” She repeated with an eye roll.“And who made such a rule?” I demanded again.She looked at me like I had lost my mind.“Everyone knows. For the coming of age, only those whose parents can stand beside them are allowed to participate in the ceremony.” She explained.I looked into the faces of everyone present to see if it was a prank but they all looked dead serious. Every year, the moon council holds a ceremony for everyone turning twenty one called the coming of age ceremony.It's where people show off their wolves and the powers that had been bestowed on them.I was excited to attend because I had just turned twenty one three days ago.Now, hearing I couldn't go because I was an orphan broke my heart.“Hey,” Lily called.I looked at her with tears in my eyes. She put her arms around my shoulders.“I'll ask my parents if the
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