~Adinah~

As we trudged along, each step brought me close to losing hope but that was until a figure loomed ahead of us and from his scent, I could already tell who it was.

"Killian!" I called out, my voice tinged with relief.

He eyed Jeremy and Sienna with a mixture of suspicion and annoyance. "What's going on here?" he demanded, his voice sharp and commanding.

Jeremy, ever the smooth talker, quickly jumped in with his concocted lie. "Oh, we were just taking a walk, Your Highness," he replied, his tone oozing with false innocence.

But Killian wasn't buying it, his gaze piercing through Jeremy's facade. "On my territory, without...