Cyrus just held her for the next couple of moments; neither of them aware of the dark shadow that was Elijah, watching from the corner, as he had returned at the King's instruction to see why Cyrus Kane hadn't shown up at the meeting.
He knew that time was of the essence. If the King suspected any foul play, he would be here himself in seconds, even though there was no time for distractions. Elijah sneered in disgust at the scene before him and then turned around to head back the way he came.
He wouldn't tell his King and, dare he say it, friend what he had seen. No—he would make sure he found out himself. In due time, he would make sure Alaricus found out everything about this puppet that went by the name of Lily Delane.
~*~
After Cyrus left for the pack meeting, Lily did what she usu
