Before Aurora could react, Lily's small figure reached the woman. "Mama! Mama!" she called again, reaching out her hand towards the woman she recognized as her mother. Her innocence collided with the grim reality of the infected woman. The woman, now fully revealed, bared her teeth in a menacing snarl. The veins pulsated on her face, and her eyes, blood-red, reflected an insatiable hunger.
The woman lunged at Lily, her fangs ready to strike as her lip curled up. The guards swiftly intervened, pulling the chains taut and restraining the woman just inches away from Lily. The clinking of chains and guttural snarls filled the air as the woman struggled against the restraint.
