The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 126

Chapter 126

“Sit down, dear. You’ll make yourself even sicker standing there. How are you feeling?”

“Like shit,” I said honestly, sinking into one of the chairs at the kitchen table.

cup

Lilith wiped her hands on her apron and came over to sit beside me. She seemed to produce a

of steaming tea and one of those dry but tasty little biscuits for dipping out of nowhere, but I took it gratefully. “I heard about what happened. I’m so sorry about your mother’s music

box.”

The words made my chest tighten all over again. I’d been trying not to think about it, but now the image of those broken pieces scattered across the floor came rushing back.

“It was the only thing I had of hers,” I said quietly. “The only thing that connected me to her.”

“Oh, sweetheart.” Lilith reached over and pulled me into her arms, and I let her. I buried my face in her shoulder and finally let the tears come

her,” I sobbed. “She died when I was just a baby. And

only piece of her I had left. The only thing that

…

Lilith stroked my hair, making soothing

my chest ached and my eyes burned. Lilith just held me, not trying to offer empty platitudes or tell me everything would

stopped, I pulled back and wiped my face with my sleeve. “I’m

every right to be upset,” Lilith said firmly. “That girl had no business touching

keep thinking about your locket too. The one Sophia destroyed

me.”

((

and said softly, Ella, that locket was just a thing. Yes, it had sentimental

I felt fresh tears threatening to spill over even though I felt like I had none left. “And now it’s gone because you

its purpose. It made you feel loved, and that’s all I ever wanted. Don’t you dare feel

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I did feel

nothing to make up

make it

in my mind. “This weekend. Let me take you out, just the two of us. Somewhere nice. We could go

I’d seen from her in weeks. “That sounds lovely, dear. But you don’t