"Whoa, wait!" Alaric shouted, throwing up his hands as Lila readied her sword for another attack.
Lila halted mid-lunge, the flames licking her blade fluttering in agitation while her eyes remained locked on them with violent suspicion.
Alaric asked cautiously. "What do you mean, 'what we've done to Violet?' Why would you think we did something to her?"
Lila's nostrils flared. "Then where is she?" She demanded, "Violet was supposed to meet me at the academy hours ago. Don't play dumb! What—did you all kill her after you found out what she did to this asshole?!" She swung her sword toward Asher, lunging again.
"That's enough!" Adele's voice boomed across the space like thunder.
Lila halted, her gaze shifting to Adele and taking her in.
"The Cardinal Alphas did nothing to Violet," she said coldly. "You'd know that if you could calm your rage for five seconds and look around you!"
