CHAPTER 60
#Killian’s Palace
The moon was white over the dark spires of Killian's palace, its silver glow streaming through the high, arched windows and staining the floor in shards of color. Inside, the air was hushed, heavy with the weight of a decision that would not let him go.
Killian lay back on his furs shrouded in black, gazing up at the ceiling, even though he had not been sleeping for hours. The smoldering ashes in the fire warmed the space with the muffled scent of cedar, but even that soothing heat was not enough to calm the violent churnings in his heart. His wolf ran loose in him like a caged beast, growling, unrested.
He rolled onto his side, grinding his jaw. Each time his mind wandered, they returned to Serena—her face when she had been taken in for punishment. He'd t
