Lily sat on a stone bench in the school courtyard, protected by the shade being provided by the branches of the large oak tree.
This was the only place where she felt herself without any of the torture of sharp stares being given to her by numerous members of the pack even though she is now seen as the new Luna.
She gazed at the leaves above, her mind filled with another sense of guilt which she had caused upon herself by her wrong choice of words.
She couldn’t shake the memory of how she’d lashed out at Alex earlier, the hurt that flashed across his face.
He was just trying to be a good friend and keep her safe because he had seen the bad way she has been treated by everyone when he came to school.
And how had she repaid him? She had practically embarrassed him in front of Lexa an
