@Roriblue22 @WOSSAMOTTA_U @baileyroy18 Well the show is currently in the span of time that the two books don’t cover. They have a lot of room for setting up Lydia’s story.
Evidence you might be in a Cult:
Your group has one leader - usually male. You revere this leader, and do what he tells you. Your group has the answers while nobody else does. And you actively deny that your group is a Cult.