74. Snow White

[Kian]

My fingers rested on the keys of my laptop, but I didn’t even know what I was doing. I was lost somewhere in her tears and the last kiss we shared.

The worst had already happened. Still, there was a foreboding in my chest.

I curled up my fingers and shut the laptop. I couldn’t concentrate on anything, no matter how hard I tried. My thoughts kept wandering back to the illusion I witnessed in the Forest of Mirrors.

I rubbed my stinging eyes with the heels of my palms.

Shutting my eyes, I ran my fingers through my hair, leaning back into the chair.

Hoot!

Snow White screeched, perched on the windowsill of my office.

I looked at her.

“The window’s open, Snow White. Fly out if you want,” I said.

But she didn’t stop screeching.

I let out a sigh and got up, walking closer to the window.

“What is it? You want me to close the window?” I asked, looking at her. She turned her head 360 degrees and screeched again, looking outside the window.

“What do you want me to do?”

I asked, follow