“Liam?” Lily called out, but it came out like a question – possibly the fear lodged in her throat – “Are you okay? I just put my phone on and I saw your messages and voicemails flood in. Are you okay?

Silence followed her question for a brief moment, then Liam chuckled. “Do I look okay to you?” her eyes raked over him, before they met his eyes again. He looked okay, just very, very scary.

“I am not good at reading people, so can you tell me what is wrong?”

He scoffed and took ...