Seraphina couldn't help but secretly snap a picture of Lilith on her phone. She quickly sent it to her mother with a simple text: 'Hey, Mom. Just wanted to share a picture from today. Hope all is well.'
As she waited for a response, her mother's reply came almost immediately. 'Beautiful as always! You look lovely. Have a great evening, darling.'
Seraphina stared at her phone, the weight of the realization sinking in. Her mother hadn't even noticed that the girl in the photo wasn't her. She hadn't spotted the difference. It sent a chill down Seraphina's spine, and she pushed the thought aside for now. She'd deal with that later.
She turned to Lilith, who had settled on the opposite couch. "So," Seraphina began gently, "how did you end up in that place? Was it because you nearly k
