Lilieth

"Mom," I say as soon as I'm close to her. "What's going on? Did you—"

She clamps her hand down on my arm. "We'll talk about this later. Now isn't the place. People are watching us and a single word could condemn us."

"But Cadence isn't who she said she was."

"Trust me," she insists, squeezing my arm. Her eyes are wide and pleading. "Please. Do this for me."

I search her eyes, wondering if I should say something regardless. Every instinct in my body tells me to get the words out before ...