Lila

***Full Name:*** Lila

***Birthdate:*** Unknown

***Age:*** Unknown

***Gender:*** Female

***Height:*** 5’3

***Weight:*** 134 pounds

***Hair Color:*** Blonde

***Eye Color:*** Black (ghost form)

Red (succubus form)

***Species:*** Succubus

Human (false form)

***Alias:*** Lila

***Family Members:*** Unknown

***Occupation:*** Succubus

***Residence:*** Ghoulsby, Massachusetts

***Abilities:*** Sleep inducement

Kiss of Death

Dream walking

Seduction

Manipulation

Superhuman strength

Super speed

Stamina

Lust empowerment

Beauty

Shapeshifting

Longevity

***Status:*** Undead

***Quote:***

**“Well well well, if it isn’t my boyfriend, Achille the Stud!”** *-Lila's first appearance in Chapter 6*

**Lila** is one of the main antagonists in the novel *DOBREV*. While she first appears as a flirty ghost, Dobrev Reign and Achille Descoteaux soon discover that Lila is actually a succubus taking on the form of a ghost to seduce her intended victim, Achille.

### Early Life

It is not known how succubi came to be, but at some point in time Lila transformed into one and began roaming the living world in search of victims to feed from. She likely visited many countries and cities, spending her time seducing men in order to gain power.

About a year prior to the start of the novel, Lila relocated to Ghoulsby, Massachusetts, in order to seduce her latest victim, Achille Descoteaux. She used his clairvoyant abilities to her advantage, presenting as a lost spirit in order to gain his trust. Achille admits that the pair were friends for a few months before he realized Lila's true intentions and began distancing himself, though this did little to stop Lila.

### Appearance

Lila is described by Dobrev as being inhumanly beautiful, with long, curly blonde hair, long nails, a twisted smile and bright red lips. Her eyes are black and emotionless, and despite wearing modern clothing, her face appears to be much older. In her original succubus form, Lila's hair is sleek and sparkling, cascading past her waist, and her eyes go from a human black to a demonic red. Lila's modern clothing change to a white satin dress; her facial features also alter to become less fatigued and human-like.

### Personality

Not many characters have a positive opinion of Lila, given her manipulative tendencies, inappropriate tastes and cruel intentions. She is not above tricking others into doing her dirty work (such as the ghost Bunnie) and doesn't seem to understand when she is being told no. Lila is an extremely persistent entity, waiting over a year before making her move on Achille while feeding on other men around Ghoulsby to keep herself strong. Dobrev Reign notes that he felt "icky" around the succubus immediately upon meeting her, and didn't feel comfortable with the way she treated his best friend. Mina Anderson, especially, dislikes Lila severely, and warns the boys not to underestimate her abilities.

**"Dobrev was scared of her for many reasons: firstly, she was a very attractive young woman with curly blonde locks and bright red lipstick. Secondly, she was a spirit, and thirdly, Dobrev was having a hard time determining what time period she was from, modern clothes clashing with her deceptively-aged face. Lastly, she seemed to be drawn to Dobrev’s friend, who, despite his cool head, looked bothered by the ghost’s sudden presence."** *-Dobrev upon meeting Lila in Chapter 6*

### Relationships

**Achille Descoteaux**

Achille and Lila met sometime prior to the start of the novel; since Lila was presenting as a ghost, Achille befriended her, thinking she was lonely. Not very far into this friendship, however, Achille began having difficulty sleeping, and also suffered strange and disturbing nightmares involving Lila, most likely of a sexual nature. When the teen became uncomfortable with these odd changes, he tried to distance himself from the spirit, but Lila was still patient in her pursuit, and remained in Ghoulsby to observe him while seducing other men to gain power.

**“But seriously, sweetheart; you shouldn’t be walking around here all by yourself! Who knows what sick, masochistic creature could snatch you up!”**

**“Yeah…who knows,” Achille rolled his eyes, shining the flashlight on another headstone. “Get lost, would you? This is official ghost hunting business, and you’re contaminating our investigation.”** *-Achille and Lila arguing in Chapter 6*

Lila enjoys flirting with Achille and making suggestive comments that he witfully rejects. Achille does not enjoy her company, conversations ending in arguing and snappy responses from the teen; when he begins spending more and more time with Dobrev Reign, Lila becomes jealous and turns to more violent methods to gain his attention back, such as hitting him in the nose, taking pictures of him while he sleeps, and tricking Bunnie into stealing personal objects from Achille, all of which unintentionally worsen Achille's opinion of Lila. During their final confrontation, Lila seems both furious and confused when the object of her affections admits his feelings for Dobrev; while at first in denial, Lila eventually comes to realize Achille could never be attracted to her and finally leaves Ghoulsby.

**Dobrev Reign**

Due to her obsession with Achille Descoteaux, Lila does not pay much attention to Dobrev at all, until she sees him begin spending so much time with Achille. Her jealously of their friendship (and later, romance) triggers Lila to become more aggressive and violent in her pursuit of Achille's attention. Dobrev is frightened of Lila from their first meeting, but soon realizes he must support Achille in order to prevent him from becoming seduced by Lila, with the help of his ghostly guardian, Mina.

During their final confrontation, Achille admits his feelings for Dobrev, prompting a shocked, disbelieving reaction from the succubus. Lila continues to try and convince Achille to change his mind, but finally relents after a long moment of staring at Dobrev, silently wondering what Achille sees in him that Lila herself doesn't have.

**Bunnie Eskell**

**“Once he finds out, he’ll never want to see me again,” Bunnie worried, eyebrows tightening with fear. “But that’s what I deserve, after helping Lila do all those horrible things to him…I disguised myself as his mother, and stole his things—I…I returned them eventually, but I know he’ll hate me forever when he finds out.”** *-Bunnie talking about what Lila made her do in Chapter 18*

Bunnie and Lila have a complicated friendship that is mostly built on Bunnie's fear of being alone, as well as her crush on Achille Descoteaux. Upon arriving in Ghoulsby, Lila befriended the ghost and told her that if Bunnie helped in Lila's pursuit of Achille, she would get to talk to him more often. The spirit reluctantly agreed, and tagged along with Lila ever since, playing pranks on Achille, stealing personal objects from him, etc. etc. Bunnie does not actually consider Lila to be a friend, and the succubus was most likely just using Bunnie as a means to an end.

At the end of the novel, Bunnie admits her regret to Dobrev Reign, saying she wished she hadn't gone along with Lila's plan. The ghost only wanted more time with Achille, but admits she knew what Lila was planning all along, but was too timid to say no. Once Lila leaves Ghoulsby, Bunnie accepts a friendship offer from Dobrev, and presumably has a much healthier outlook now that the entity controlling her is gone.

**Mina Anderson**

Mina disliked Lila from the moment they met, able to feel her cruel aura and true intentions due to their similar forms. Mina aids Dobrev and Achille in their attempt to break Lila's attachment to the latter, and defends them from the succubus' violent attacks on more than one occasion. Lila does not seem afraid of Mina, despite the spirit's power and protective instincts over Dobrev Reign, and doesn't think of the ghost as being a serious threat. Wilhelmina is able to defend the boys during their final confrontation, deflecting many of Lila's attacks, though she is unable to injure or weaken the succubus. This angers Lila, but before they can fight again, Achille intervenes.

### Trivia

-The name *Lila* is from Sanskrit and Arabic origins, meaning "night" and "play"

-Achille and Lila met about one-year previous to the beginning of the novel; it is suggested by Achille that she attempted to do more than flirt with him in the first few months of their friendship

-She can change her form at any time, such as when she pretended to be a ghost and revealed her true form when Dobrev and Achille came to break her attachment to Achille

-Lila didn't find Dobrev Reign to be nearly as attractive as Achille when they met on Halloween night