Chapter 24 The Chaos

• KILLIAN
• My lips were still tingling from the kiss, but I didn't let it show. I kept my expression unreadable. I pretended to be casually amused. I didn't want to admit that I might have just shattered a thousand invisible barriers between us. It was cowardly, but there was no time to dwell on that.
• I'd noticed the sleek black car parked across the street a long time ago. I had stayed behind, lying to myself that I was simply offering Alexa emotional support. But even that was only half the truth.