Chapter 85

Mia

“You’re finally here,” Lily says the second Theo and Damon step into Joy Park. She’s all grins like we didn’t just spend hours waiting. “And are you sure you weren’t followed?”

“We were, actually.” Theo wipes his forehead like a dramatic diva. “But we lost ‘em. Shit was wild.”

“You both look like you’ve been through hell,” Lily chuckles, clearly enjoying their misery.

“You have no idea,” Damon mutters, his eyes flicking to me. And for a second, I think he’s gonna say something, but nope, his gaze slides over to Vanessa, who’s standing next to me. “What’s she doing here?”

“She’s with us,” Lily says, throwing her arm around Vanessa’s shoulder like they’re BFFs now.

Vanessa shoves her off. “Hands off me.”

Lily just cackles like a psycho, loving the chaos.

Theo, on the other hand, isn’t laughing. “Okay, since when is Vanessa in on this?” His glare could probably melt steel.

“She’s the one who helped Aria escape,” I cut in,