LILITH
“That’s exactly why I called you silly,” Dean said, lightly rubbing the spot he’d just knocked. “He’s never asked you out like this before, right?”
He didn’t wait for my response before continuing, “But now, right after the engagement is called off, he suddenly does? Doesn’t that smell fishy to you?”
Of course it does.
But just like I said earlier—what’s the worst that could happen from simply talking to him?
Dean probably read the thought straight off my face.
“You really don’t have a sense of caution, do you?” he sighed, the corners of his mouth tightening in exasperation. “You’re underestimating how far people can go when pushed into a corner, Lily.”
He adjusted his sitting position, turning to face me fully. “I might not know the full details or what's at stake here, but
