I couldn’t imagine the Alexander I knew doing something like that. But right now, I couldn’t entirely rule it out.
And Lilith was right; if he knew I had snuck out and was here, he might distrust me even more. Not to mention the fact that if he had anything to do with the fire, I might be putting myself in and my child in grave danger by showing myself here.
“I’ll go,” Lilith said then, gently ushering me back into the shadows of the forest where I couldn’t be spotted. “I’ll look around and ask someone. Stay here. I’ll be right back.”
I nodded, and Lilith gave my hand one last squeeze before hurrying over to the wreckage. I watched her the entire time, my hand pressed flat against a nearby tree to steady myself. Her form blurred behind my tears, but I saw her jog up to a firefi
