Killian is forced to head home after that, with Marcel almost being tossed aside from Killian's strengths once again.
But part of Killian felt he had to come to terms with it; he couldn’t blame anyone but himself, only if he was here and only if he was around when she needed him. Even after she told him to stay home, he didn’t listen to Brynn.
And now she is gone.
His grief was like a spinning nail, spinning deeper and wounding his heart. The pain grew so bad he wanted nothing but to feel numb, so as he went home, Walden went into his study, instructing everyone to stay out.
He walked to his bar, a golden column that stashed his wine and alcohol. He was on the top shelf for whiskey, stringing the bitter taste straight from the bottle and gulping it till he could hardly breathe.
He did
