Ruby guiltily thought that hadn't it been for Topaz's condition, she would likely be one of the people avoiding Miss Lukeson for her cousin's condition. Her sister's misfortune had changed her a lot. It also made her realize that people with such conditions weren't the monsters others viewed them as. She still felt uneasy by the thought of being anywhere near Topaz when she was turned, but she also witnessed her when she wasn't a werewolf. And she was... herself. A bookish, studious girl who couldn't hurt a fly. Ruby or Sebastian could be way more dangerous if someone provoked them.

"They will forget," Ruby assured Miss Lukeson. "They even forgot about my family. There are always people who will be mean, but they would have been mean whether there was a scandal or not."

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