Silence.
Complete silence.
The words hung heavily in the kitchen.
For the first time since I met him, Alpha Killian actually looked shocked.
Not angry.
Not cold.
Actually shocked.
His lips parted slightly as he stared at me across the counter, like he genuinely did not know how to respond to what I had just said.
Honestly?
Part of me couldn’t believe I had actually said it either.
Penny practically howled with laughter inside my head.
“Oh, goddess,” she wheezed. “You actually said that to an Alpha.”
I ignored her completely.
Neither of us spoke for several long seconds.
The tension in the room became almost unbearable.
Then suddenly, Alpha Killian grabbed the plate.
The movement startled me slightly.
He shoved it back toward me harder this time.
“Eat,” he said coldly.
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