LILY POV
I sat anxiously as Dimitri gathered his thoughts. Or pretended to. I could tell her he playing for time, not wanting to tell me whatever shitty news he had. Finally, he clasped his hands in front of him on the desk and looked straight into my eyes.
"James is gone. He escaped."
My breathing stopped. Did I hear him right?
"What?" I gasped.
"It looks like he had help..."
He started going into detail, but I didn't hear a word he said. All I could was stare at him with my mouth agape, unblinking and frozen.
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" I asked. Dimitri stopped talking and raised an eyebrow.
"No."
Unbelievably, I laughed. My chest heaved with the efoort of expelling the sound and tears came to my eyes. Dimitri looked worried, like I'd lost my mind.
"Are you f*****g kiddin
