Killian’s Pov
The hum of the road beneath the car was a soft vibration against my silence.
I should’ve felt relief. Maybe even freedom.
Instead, all I could feel was the sting of her tears.
Lilith.
Her eyes. The way they welled up, the way her voice trembled. The way she held onto my shirt like I was the only thing keeping her upright, and how I looked her dead in the eye and told her I didn’t care.
A lie so sharp it still echoed in my chest.
I didn’t sleep last night. Not really. I stared at the ceiling, blankly like I was haunted. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her. The pain. The disbelief. The shattering.
God, I broke her.
I took something precious from her and then walked away like she was just… another woman. But she wasn’t. She’s never been just another woman.
I was cru
