Lily
Elias was still talking but Vanya made sure her displeasure continued. He smells wrong, she snarled, her voice so loud in my head that I nearly flinched.
I didn't flinch on the outside but struggled to remain composed as I let the words Elias was saying wash over me.
“Hey.” He leaned closer, waving a hand in front of my face. “Earth to Lily. Are you even listening to me?”
I blinked and looked up at him. “Sorry.” He stared at me for a second before his mouth curved into a grin.
“Wow. I must be getting boring.”
“No, you’re not.” I tried to sound convincing.
“Mmmh….” He sighed as he slipped an arm around my shoulders and pulled me against his side. “Come on. Let’s go grab something to eat. Maybe food will bring you back to life.”
He steered me toward the canteen that was on the
