Then she ate some food and seemed to get lost in thought.
“Leon and Draco are having the hardest time. Both want to protect their own, while protecting humanity, but don’t like being around a bunch of people. Recluses.” She shook her head.
I’d been close to a recluse for a while, but the P.D. kept me out and about among man every day.
“You doing okay with all the attention the Society is getting?” I asked. She had mentioned everyone except herself.
Her brown eyes looked at me, and I saw a woman who’d lived a hard life inside them.
“I’m good; it’s just hard seeing those you’ve come to care about hurting, even a little. But I’d rather still be in their lives and have those friendships than not. Ya know?”
I nodded, even though it was something I was still working on.
“Back to the fun topics. Tell me all about this magic man I keep hearing about.” Lilith threw some food in her mouth and waited for me to give her the lowdown on my crush.
