-Helena-
Wylder didn’t head home after dinner. Instead, we all returned to Killian’s bedroom, and he was the first one to drift off to sleep. He truly needed the rest, snuggling closer to me as he did. Meanwhile, Killian and I lay facing each other, exchanging smiles and gentle touches.
“I can’t get enough of just looking at you,” he whispered.
I smiled, feeling a rush of happiness at his words. “I feel the same way.”
He began to toy with a strand of my hair, and I continued to gaze at him.
“I never thought I would let anyone in again,” I confessed.
“But you did,” he stated proudly.
“I did. I don’t know how you managed it, but suddenly, there you both were.”
“We are very determined people,” he remarked.
I chuckled, rolling my eyes playfully. “That you are.”
“We are good at gettin
