KILLIAN
I had just finished having dinner. For some reason, Freya had insisted her food be brought to her room. I assumed she was trying to avoid Selene, so I didn't push it.
I was about to drink a glass of water when I felt it, suddenly. The burning started again. At first, I thought I could handle it… just a dull ache under my ribs. But it grew, rising all the way to my chest. Like fire clawing its way up from the inside, ripping through every nerve.
My hand shook, and the glass of water I was holding slipped from my grip, shattering against the floor.
The sound echoed sharp in the silence, but all I could do was clutch my chest, my jaw locked to keep from groaning like a wounded animal.
“Killian?” Maya’s voice snapped me back. My sister’s wide eyes landed on me, then the broken gla
