Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety Four

Lilith's POV

I remember in the following days Khai and Theo had acted strange as I felt overly pregnant and round.

But specifically a few days later they entered the yard with a basket and two identical smiles on their faces as they walked up to me as I sat on the swing in Celeste’s yard.

Both of them pecked either side of my cheek before announcing we were going for a hike.

To say I was surprised would have been an understatement.

I was the size of a whale and would probably roll better than walk, and I was tired from all my extracurricular activities that very morning, but who was I to refuse spending time with the pair of them?

As we walked, Theo describes a purple-covered meadow that Celeste suggested for us to visit.

It sounds whimsical and inviting, and it gave me that pep in my step that I hadn't had when we left the yard and dreaded walking anywhere.

So we walked hand in hand as the trees covered us, the sun beaming high above and filtering through the foliage of the trees