Before Liam could respond, a commotion suddenly erupted near the back of the restaurant, toward where the bathrooms were. I heard raised voices, followed by the sound of squealing tires in the street outside. Other diners were turning to look and murmuring amongst themselves.
“What the hell?” Liam muttered, craning his neck to see what was happening.
I turned, and saw… her.
Lilith. She was stumbling through the restaurant, her silver hair disheveled and blood trickling down from a gash on her temple. She was crying, her face streaked with tears and dirt, looking around frantically.
My heart stopped.
“Lilith!” I shot to my feet with Liam right behind me. We pushed through the crowded restaurant toward her.
“Alexander!” Lilith’s face crumpled with relief when she saw
