My shoulders tensed.
There it was.
The question.
I looked toward the fire, thinking.
I couldn't tell him what truly happened because I didn't even understand it myself. Why would that maid send me into the forest for no reason at all? Why would she lie? It just didn't make sense. I didn't even know her.
"I just needed a walk."
The moment the words left my mouth, I knew they sounded stupid.
Killian's eyebrow lifted.
"A walk."
I nodded.
His expression remained completely blank.
"A walk."
The repetition made me cringe.
"Yes."
"In the middle of the night."
I nodded again.
"During a storm."
My confidence began disappearing.
"Yes."
His stare remained fixed on me.
Long.
Uncomfortable.
Far too knowing.
Heat crept into my cheeks.
Eventually he sighed.
A long, tired sigh.
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