Chapter 245

The rest of her day was spent with her family. By the time Bellatrix turned in for the night with Charlie once again tucked beside her, she felt better. Staring at the face of her child, she swore to make the right decisions from now on. That night, as she drifted to sleep, she had a dream of the first time she saw Cillian. It was the first time his family had come over. She was in the process of chasing a butterfly when she saw him standing underneath the ray of the sun. At that moment, he looked majestical and lonely at once and something about his presence made her hide and watch him from a corner. That day, she didn't approach him, not when he tried petting a cat that ended up scratching his hand, not when he looked fed up with adult talk. She just watched him, without knowing his name, or who he was. It was only the following week, when he visited again, that he saved her from falling off a tree and she learnt who he was. Morning had come by the time Bellatrix's eyes fluttered ope