Chapter 53: Vanished

[Atticus]

When Evie returned to the table, I knew something was up immediately. She seemed far too pleased with herself.

“Did you see Liliana,” I asked her directly as she sauntered over, positioning herself next to Veronica, who moved over to make room for her best friend.

“Why would you ask that?” she grins sweetly. “Lily and I aren’t exactly friends.”

Zephyra snorts sarcastically, “That’s an understatement.”

Ignoring the side chatter, I try again to get a real answer out of Evie. “Liliana headed in your direction to check on you to make sure you were okay and you are saying you don’t know where she’s gone?”

She shrugs. “I didn’t say I didn’t know where she is,” she clarifies. “I said we aren’t friends.” She chooses to ignore as she takes a seat and picks up the menu, pretending not to notice or care about the way her words are affecting me.

“Hey Ace, chill,” Simon taps my shoulder drawing my attention to him. “She’ll be fine. Even better probably because she is now alone,” he the