Ember's POV
I caught myself just in time before my head could lower in a nod.
"No," I let out in a sharp breath instead, much sharper than I should have. "No, I'm not."
Den's brows didn't raise doubtfully, his eyes didn't flicker in surprise, there was simply no change in his expression.
Nothing.
Slowly, his lips curled in what seemed to be amusement and the slow drag had me confused as to what he found so funny.
His eyes glinted too, as though he had already found out and verified something I was still in the dark about.
"It's so cute to watch you deny it," He drawled out.
"I'm not denying anything, it's simply not true."
I paused a second after saying those words, reflecting.
What if denying having a relationship with Killian put me in danger rather than the opposite effect o
