Lilith's Pov
After the incident in the garden with Killian, I didn’t see his face for the next two days. I didn’t know if that was a good thing or a bad thing, but honestly, I didn’t feel like pushing myself to face him. It was better this way, I guess.
Over those two days, I spent time with Zoey. We watched movies, talked about random things. It felt nice, almost like we were going to be good friends, something I didn’t know I needed. She was easy to talk to, and in a strange way, I felt like I could actually breathe when I was around her.
On the third day, I thought about going down to paint again. I wasn’t sure if I should—Killian hadn’t said anything about it, and I had no idea how he’d react. But then Zoey asked me from her room, “Are you going down to paint today?”
I shrugged, tr
