They haven’t always been this dark which worried me. “I was mainly wondering if you smelled it too. Or maybe you saw something?” “I didn’t see anything,” she said, her voice firm. “If that’s all you wanted, I’m very tired and would like to sleep now.” Without another word, she shut the door in
Enzo’s POV Lila met my eyes, and I knew I wouldn’t have to say anything. She quickly rushed into my room and sealed the door behind her, turning off the light in the process. That’s my girl, I thought to myself. She was just in time too because as soon as my bedroom door shut, the front door s
Once I was sure he was gone, I went to my bedroom door and quickly opened it. Flipping on the light, I saw Lila curled up on my bed. She still wore my T-shirt and had her dark hair pulled up into a messy bun. She sat on the top of my bed with her knees pressed against her chest and her eyes were fil
Lila’s POV The thought of Merida suffering in the cold and wet basement of the academic center caused my heart to hurt worse than it ever has. I was glad I didn’t see her body, but hearing the officers talking about her… I couldn’t imagine what she must have gone through. I couldn’t even imagine w
“Now, you must rest. I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be long and difficult for all of us.” I nodded, hating that I had a feeling he was right. But I was too tired to think too much about it. It didn’t take long for that exhaustion to take over and I soon drifted off to a dreamless sle
Lila’s POV The walk from Enzo’s faculty house to the student lounge felt like an eternity long. Headmaster Prescott and the police thought it was a good idea to have a gamma warrior escort me; I quickly suggested that it was to be Alex who escorted me because he was the only gamma warrior who knew
I watched as Detective Sanchez’s face fell in disappointment. “You were close to the victim?” He asked, narrowing his eyes at me. “Merida,” I corrected him, not liking that he wasn’t using her name and making her sound like an object. “She was in a couple of my classes, but I wouldn’t say we wer
Lila’s POV “I was with my mother,” I told him quickly, which wasn’t a lie. I was with my mother and a few others, including Enzo, doing the protection ritual and summoning the guardian of the earth. But I wasn’t going to say that to the detective and Headmaster Prescott. “With your mother?” He a