Sophia as she had to remind herself, stood in front of the full-length mirror, staring at the reflection of someone she no longer recognized.
Her once vibrant brown eyes were now hidden beneath icy blue contacts, and her dark hair, now bleached to an unnatural white, framed her face in sharp angles. She looked like a stranger.
The transformation had been quick and thorough. Over the past few days, they had drilled new rules into her- how to walk, how to talk (or rather, how *not* to talk), and how to blend into the shadows like a ghost.
And now, standing in front of the mirror, her body draped in sleek black clothing, the reality of what she was about to do hit her.
Her heart raced as the weight of it all settled in her chest. This was no ordinary task.
This was her initia
