Mila's POV
Half of me was scared, and the other half was confused, but the look in his eyes made it clear—he would accept nothing but the truth. I swallowed the lump in my throat.
"Miss Grace Milton. She was our guardian at the children's home," I admitted.
He kissed my forehead, gather me in his embrace. I do not know if it was to comfort me or contain his own fury, it kind of felt both. I so desperately wanted to bask in his warmth but I held it in. I can not be so easily be vulnerable. After a moment or two, he walked out of the bathroom, leaving my head spinning.
I tried to steady my racing heart and followed him, but he was nowhere in the room. It was as if he had disappeared into thin air. A chill washed over me. What have I gotten myself into?
Killian didn’t reappear for the re
