CHAPTER 206 OVER A LIFETIME

Kael was dreaming of her. He was dreaming of himself dancing with an older form of Lilith. Her rainbow eyes were bright from the chandelier above them, and she dazzled more than all the fireflies it could hold. While they glided through an empty ballroom with classical music playing in the background, he noticed the place was starkly empty. And Lilith snuggled herself into his arms like there was nowhere else she would rather be. Kael felt it, too, the contentment budding within him. It wasn’t until they danced past a glass window that he saw his own reflection. He looked older, probably in his late thirties in this, whereas he was only in his mid-twenties. It baffled him why he was dreaming of the future and why it was the first time it had happened. Before him, Lilith was absentminded to the conflict raging inside him when she rested her head on his chest as they both danced in a slow rhythm. He, in turn, rested his chin on the top of her pepper and salt head, something pre