Lilith’s Pov
The door shut behind Killian, and just like that, silence swallowed the room again.
I walked slowly to the bed, like my body had no weight, like my soul had left already. I laid down. My head hit the pillow, and that was all it took.
I cried.
I cried and cried and cried. I didn’t even try to stop at first. Then when I tried, I couldn’t. The tears kept coming, like a river that didn’t care who drowned.
I turned to grab my phone. My fingers shook. I searched for Emily’s number. My thumb hovered over the call button. But I stopped.
Emily has a life. She’s happy. She doesn’t need me always dragging my sadness into her world.
So I scrolled up. I saw her name. Mom. I hadn’t spoken to her in so long. She hadn’t even called.
Still, I pressed the call button.
It rang. Once. Tw
