The minutes ticked by but Valerio continued to stare at Lilith expressionlessly. Lilith almost wished that his disbelief filled expression had returned, at least that way she would have had an idea of what was running through his mind. But now, the longer his emotionless eyes stared into her soul, the more nervous she had felt.
“Let’s go home,” Valerio finally said after his long period of silence.
Lilith’s mouth dropped in shock. Was he really going to disregard what she had just told him? He wasn’t going to question her at all? Somehow that turn of events was more disappointing to Lilith than him not believing her at all.
“You’re not going to question me at all?” she asked, surprised by how sad her own voice sounded.
Lilith watched as Valerio clenched his jaw, closed his eyes and
