I need to do something

Lilian POV

I knew that meeting Kate Nash would shake me, but I never imagined that she would be able to shake me so much. From the moment we exchanged those words in the city center, my mind kept turning over every detail of the conversation, and the feeling of guilt began to consume me. Her accusations, as malicious as they were, touched a nerve that I had been trying to ignore for months. After all, I had truly left Rustburg behind. Left Finn behind.

That afternoon, after I got back from my walk with April, my façade completely crumbled. Kate's words were still fresh in my mind, like splinters embedded in my heart. April tried to comfort me, telling me to ignore what Kate had said. She hugged me tightly, telling me that I was doing the best I could under the circumstances and that being a mother of two young children and dealing with Jensen was more than enough for anyone.

"You're not doing anything wrong, Lilian," April said, her voice full of firmness. "You're just surviving and t