Sister Charlotte's fate

The turmoil settled when Mona was quietly moved elsewhere and Lily slipped away before she could speak the final vows. Charlotte returned to her routine. She still carries Lily in her mind when she closes her eyes at night, but the girl remains nothing more than memory and longing. Then an unexpected guest arrives at the gate, and the old longing turns sharp and unavoidable. Every word she has whispered in the confessional box suddenly feels useless against the heat rising in her own flesh, and the vows are no match for the desire now standing before her.