LILY
“Here we go,” Connor beamed as he secured Evan in his car seat. “All set to go home, buddy.”
I felt a smile spread across my face too: our pup was fast asleep, a peaceful look on his little face, clutching the teddy bear Alex had made from one of the bathroom towels tightly in his hand.
His deep sleep was thanks to Connor: he had managed to put him to sleep in a matter of minutes, whereas it had always taken me at least an hour since he was born.
It was late in the evening, and we were getting ready to return to Silver Lake. Although the day had been full of events that had left everyone exhausted, Connor had ruled that spending the night in the Council Hall was absolutely, categorically out of the question, and for one very specific reason: Marcus.
That asshole had made threats
