Sixty-Eight

The room remained silent for a while as I continued to stare at Lilith, wondering if all answers were going to be sincere or not.

Even though I had so many things to ask her, my first question was, "When did you realize that my uncles wanted to kill me?"

For a moment, she said nothing and simply stared at me with gentle eyes.

Then she finally sighed and said, "The first time we met. The guy that entered your room that night and tried to assassinate you was an assassin hired by Lex to kill you after he had gotten you wasted with alcohol."

Even though I refuse to say it out loud, it seems logical now that I think about it. Uncle Lex really wanted me to get drunk that day and he was oddly persistent about me drinking and not a Lilith. Also, he was kind of a bit weird when Aria asked him if he knew the guy.

"So you killed Lex based on some random stranger entering my room and trying to kill me. It could have been anyone who wanted me dead and paid that guy to do it." I asked, raising