In the heart of the village, where torchlight flickered against the rustic wooden walls, a meeting convened among Jerome's inner circle.
There usually didn’t hold a meeting this early but the council couldn’t hold this one off.
Ivy stood silently, a shadow in the corner, as orders were given and plans were laid out.
It was as if they couldn’t see her and talked right over her.
Ivy had hoped becoming the future luna would give her access to convene with them but so far they only regarded her as a woman who didn’t deserve to be among them.
All bunch of misogynistic older men.
Jerome’s father turned and as if he just realized that she was there. “Ivy, where’s Jerome?.”
She wanted to shrug nonchalantly but she had to put on a show and acted like she cared.
“He hasn’t slept in the s
