After a night of unrelenting fear, of imagining the worst, finding that little flashlight lying in the sand, seeing her footsteps disappearing into the solid wall of stone were the most reassurance he’d had since first learning that Lily was missing.If she was with the Goddess, he had to believe she was fine. Eve would watch over her, and while she might not take the initiative to let Anton know she had his daughter, Lily would be safe.Eve, after all, existed in a totally different element of time. What could feel like seconds for her could be hours here, and vice versa.Which meant they’d better find Lily quickly, before she grew up on the astral plane. Of course, if that were to happen, he’d avoid puberty altogether. . . .He chuckled softly, following Stefan toward one of the empty guest rooms.Stefan paused in front of the doorway. “What’s so funny?”“Thinking about the time anomaly, the way time runs at a different rate on the astral. If we could figure out how to work this right, maybe we could get Lily when she’s all grown-up.
