C18 Chapter 18

“No.” The word is said with a kind of force only a mother can compel.

My mom’s eyes fill with tears as she pulls me into her arms. “If you must erase our knowledge of the gods, do so,” she says, “but I will bear a great deal of pain to hold onto to the happy moments with you. You will not take yourself out of this family, Lily Lemon, that’s an order.”

I sob into my mother’s shoulder