Chapter 128

• Killian POV
• I wanted nothing more than to hold her, to let the exhaustion pull us both under with her body pressed against mine, her breath warm on my skin. But after years of steeling myself against the sting of her pleasure echoing through the bond when it belonged to someone else, I couldn’t bring myself to stay.
• This was the first time Lucas had felt it, and part of me should’ve felt vindicated, should’ve savored the symmetry of his pain mirroring mine. But I didn’t. I’ve watched him with Aurora, with Emmi. He loves them with a depth that’s undeniable, and twisting the knife in his heart for my own satisfaction would make me no better than the elders who tore us apart. It doesn’t mean I don’t ache to fall asleep with her in my arms, but I’m not that cruel.