Chapter 52

• Aurora POV
• Killian finally turns. He looks tired, older than I’ve ever seen him, and for once there’s no trace of the Alpha in his eyes, just a man who’s trying to hold everything together. He steps back inside, closing the balcony doors behind him, shutting out the city and, for a moment, the world.
• He sits on the edge of the bed, not looking at me, just staring down at his hands. “I’m sorry you heard that,” he says quietly. “You shouldn’t have to listen to her talk about you like that.”