Lilith's POV
What the hell was happening to me? In just a few hours, Caden had managed to make me open up, peel away the layers I'd spent years keeping tight. He was drawing me in, closer than I'd ever allowed anyone to get before. And the worst part? He wasn't just reaching me on some surface level. No, he was starting to dig under my skin... into my heart. I couldn't deny it anymore. But would this feeling fade once Caleb showed up? Would it all snap back into place, my guard firmly in place again? I didn't know. Hell, I didn't even trust my own moods to stay steady when Caleb was around.
But then... I saw it. I saw him with that pup. And when the mother looked at him, her pride so palpable it nearly suffocated the air around us, I couldn't fight the warmth blooming in my chest. The wa
