Killian’s gaze softened, the fierce intensity in his eyes melting into a vulnerability he rarely, if ever, showed to the world. He leaned his forehead gently against hers, his breath warm against her lips as he opened up his chest to her completely.
"If I'm being honest, Raya... I've dated many women. Models, business women, random one-night stands," he confessed, his voice dropping to a low, quiet gravel. "But no one caught my attention. My longest relationship since high school was maybe a month. I just didn't want the headache or the commitment. Being tied down to one person? It just wasn't for me. I liked my life exactly the way it was."
He paused, a faint, self-deprecating smile touching his lips as he remembered the exact moment his entire world had shifted on its axis.
"But when
