Chapter 335

Evelina

"I used to paint," I said finally. "Watercolors, mostly. Landscapes. I haven't done it in years. No time."

"There's always time for what matters," Lulu said simply.

Her words hit me harder than intended. What did matter to me? Beyond work, beyond my arrangement with Alaric, beyond my responsibilities?

"Food's here!" Jax called, saving me from further introspection.

We feasted on fish tacos