Chapter 36

Lily POV

Some hours later…

I was in school and was struggling to keep my eyes open. The early morning training session had drained me more than I had expected and now, sitting in the air-conditioned classroom with comfortable chairs and table, my eyelids felt impossibly heavy.

Luckily, I was seated next to the girl who had warned me about Kai’s cousin – Kevin. The girl seemed so focused on the lectures and was jotting down every word that came out of the mouth of the lecturer while I was still battling with sleep.

When the professor had called on me to answer a question, I had panicked for a split second. My mind was a foggy mess and I had no idea what the question was, let alone answering. But just as I was about to stammer out a response, the girl nudged me subtly and pointed to a section of the textbook.

I quickly scanned the text and managed to put together a coherent answer, earning a nod of approval from the professor but after that, I slept even more.

Finally, the class was ove