Mom had a fake smile plastered on her face the whole time they talked about various things and finally came down to Elora.
The General cleared his throat and his wife threw glances at Mom before he spoke. "So how is she doing these days? Elora I mean. She must have grown to be very beautiful."
"Oh, she is." Mom smiled. "She's like an angel. I'm sure you'll be blown away yourself once you see her sir."
"What use is that when she has no wolf?" One of my step sisters chimed in, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah. She is as good as a stain on our family's reputation. How is she going to get married when she cannot bring any value to her husband?" The second one added.
"Don't talk about your sister like that Annalise." my stepmother reprimanded them but one could see in her tone that she didn't mean
