Chapter 64

Violet

Each time I heard footsteps, my eyes were automatically fixed on the door, hoping it was him.

I had been waiting to see Kylan all day. At first, it was out of excitement, but after Trinity’s words at lunch, I wanted to see how he would react. The idea of him with Chrystal, right after I left his room, made me fear that he regretted everything that happened between us—and I was hoping to be wrong.

After keeping me in anticipation, the door cracked open again, and this time it was actually him—Kylan. Nate and Dylan were right beside him. My heart stopped for a moment as Kylan’s eyes found mine, like he’d known I’d be waiting.

I wanted to get up, walk straight over to him—but I held myself back. Instead, I gave him a small smile, hoping to test the waters. Was he going to pull away again? Would he just brush me off?

To my surprise, Kylan smiled back. A warm, genuine smile.

He really had some nerve, smiling at me like that after everything I had heard. It bothered me, yet somehow,