15
The monotone street noise of a busy city surrounded Sam and Lilith on their walk to the mystery appointment. Despite her insistent questioning, the Nox hadn’t revealed anything about who they were meeting or why.
“Tell me again how you know Tomas is hiding with the vampires?” Sam ate the last piece of her sandwich and threw the wrapper in the bin.
“I recognised the woman in the picture,” Lilith replied. Her long hair danced in the wind as she halted in the middle of the square. “Here will do.”
“Will do? For what?”
“You’ll see.”
“Why do you have to speak in riddles?”
A playful glint flickered in Lilith’s bright blue eyes which only made her even more beautiful. Infuriating, without a doubt, but beautiful. “Because it’s fun.”
“You and fun… There’s more to life than fun.”
“Really?
