Aria walked towards her friend with the smile still on her face and a mind free from worries.
She no longer had any business with her stepmother and she would love to keep it that way.
Lilith was nothing more than a phantom that had plagued her past, one that had made her pee her pants any time she caught sight of the woman’s shadows.
But now? Now her teeth weren’t even sharp enough to bite into Aria’s flesh.
She turned her gaze towards the only reason she came here.
“Rose,” she softly called out.
The street seemed to freeze for a moment as everyone turned to look at Aria. Her voice had carried through the collection of huts like a storm breeze.
Rose's brows furrowed as she turned her head towards the voice, her eyes widened the moment she spotted her friend.
“Aria?” she gas
