Tessa's POV
"Hey," the girl said warmly, extending her hand just as my iPhone kept buzzing repeatedly with notification sounds—one I already knew had to be coming from Elowen.
"I'm Lilian. It's nice to meet you," she said, a smile tugging at her lips, her heels clicking softly against the floor as she extended her hand toward me. "…It's a pleasure to finally meet you in person. Jace has told me a lot about you—and that you're his sister."
I didn't know how to feel. But honestly, I couldn't possibly be feeling jealous right now, could I?
Hiding whatever tangled feelings were churning inside me, I heaved a sigh, masking the rest of it as best I could. "Tessa," I said, holding steady eye contact with Lilian, careful to keep it all in check. "It's nice to meet you too."
"Thank you. Please
