Chapter 101

Silas saw her zero in on the drink table like a missile.

Two giant plastic punch bowls, several unlabeled bottles, melted ice, and at least three cups abandoned upside down like corpses on the party table. Someone had dropped gummy worms in one of the bowls.

Lyra reached for the ladle.

Silas moved faster.

He caught her wrist just as she tipped it toward a cup.

She spun around, eyes blazing. “Serio