Kieran's POV
"You are my mate, Lila."
It came out of me as a growl before I realised saying it.The words were still hanging there when Damien stepped in behind her.
He didn’t say anything at first. Just stood there the way he always did when he was deciding how far he was willing to push things. Lila was right in the middle of us, and for the first time in five years I actually looked at her.
She didn't answer.
She was now different. The plain uncertain girl I remembered was gone. Sharper cheekbones, clearer eyes, that still way of holding herself that somehow made her hard to look away from.
Striking in a way she never used to be. I rejected that face once. Standing here now, I couldn’t remember what the hell I had been thinking.
My eyes dropped before I could stop them. The dress
