Chapter 190

Regina turned red the moment she saw Bellatrix get on her tippy toes and lean close to Cillian, from her own perspective, kissing him. Her jaws clenched so hard and eyes grew so wide that beside her, Sarah feared she was going to burst from anger at any given moment. She raised her hand, debating whether she should comfort her or not, but at the very last second, just as her hand was about to land on Regina's shoulder, she withdrew it. She knew what it felt like to see someone you love dearly getting intimate with someone who wasn't even as good at them. She'd felt that piercing pain, that raw anger and valid jealousy, when she got wind of those pictures of Bellatrix and Damien right before they disappeared. So, she knew better than to try and comfort Regina. All she could do now was sit here quietly and hope that things don't get worse than they already were. But you see, the thing with wishes is that they never happen when you need them, or rather, the opposite of what you wish for a