LIAM
Mel didn’t show up to our first class then I found out no one had seen her or Lilah before lunch. I kept texting Lilah, but she was ignoring me. I guessed they had to be together, but I couldn’t imagine where they had gone.
I felt guilty for how Lilah had reacted to everything. I shouldn’t have stayed out all night and then avoided her until breakfast. I should have been there at midnight with her. I should have stood by her side, even if I was a little crushed by the fact that we weren’t mated.
When I got home from school, Mom was waiting for me. “Hey, hun,” she greeted me near the stairs.
“Hey, Mom,” I said, pecking her cheek.
“Long day?” she asked.
I shrugged. “Sort of.”
“Well, I thought I should tell you so you don’t worry. Delilah won’t be coming home tonight,” she sa
