"Lilith? Like Lilith, Lilith?"

She settled into the chair beside me. "Guilty as charged. I prefer Lila these days."

I sputtered for a few minutes while Malik got a platter of olives and assorted cheeses from the fridge and Lila watched me like I was amusing but not too bright.

In the Garden of Eden story, Lilith was human, not a demon. She was supposed to be Adam's first wife. Gelman had said she was a witch. It was only later mythologies that referred to her as a ...