Chapter 126

“Are you going somewhere?”

“Oh, you know, places to go, people to see.” Lily tried to lighten the atmosphere, but Demi’s expression remained somber.

“I hope you’ll feel as if this is your home now, Lily. There’s no hurry for you to leave.”

“No hurry?” Lily couldn’t hide her shudder. “I’ve been stuck with an elf for years with no memories. I need…”

“What?”

“To feel free.”

Demi tilted her head to the side. “And you can’t do that here?”

“I don’t know.”

“Lily.” Once again Demi reached out to grasp Lily’s hand as if she needed physical contact. “Dimitri told me about Elfy and about your living alone for so long in the human world."

“Yes, but my point is that you weren’t abandoned by your family. If I had known you were out there and in trouble…”

“Demi, I don’t blame anyone for what happened,” Lily interrupted.

Demi frowned. “Then why do you want to leave?”

Lily sighed, struggling to find the words to explain the annoying se