Raina never believed Kian would address the elephant in the room, but there he was with his hand securing her chin as her world fell apart around her. Not only that, she felt too weak to fight him off and escape this inevitable nightmare from unfolding.
It wasn’t that she was overly surprised. He seemed to hint to the idea that he knew the truth last night, but he didn’t confirm it. She made it known that she didn’t think he’d choose her in the end and he didn’t deny it. She thought it was the end of the matter, because he would have to murder Octavius to prove his loyalty to her and she knew he wouldn’t since he would never cause Mia pain.
She had yet to process the earlier events, because he was already here, towering off the bed and over her. His eyes pinned her into place.
“Kian,” s
