Chapter 215

“Sarah’s dead. The project’s been cancelled and everyone's been asked to return home.” Damien's words rang in Bellatrix's head as she sat in the back of the car ordered to return her and Cillian to the resort. Her eyes were fixed on the scenery outside the window, body leaned against the door, but mind elsewhere. Sarah was dead. That reality felt biting, unfair even, because even though Bellatrix wasn't Santa Claus, or an optimist, she knew Sarah only faced this reality because she allowed herself to be clouded by envy, hatred and feelings she shouldn't have had in the first place. But that was the thing with humans, they overreact too much. Sighing, she placed her head on the window and closed her eyes. She was so done with this trip. Now, all she wanted was a week's break from everything in life. Beside her, Cillian threw a quick glance at her. His stare lingered longer than it should have, but at this point, he no longer found it baffling. Tracing the tired lines on her face, his ex