~Adinah~

With a silent grunt, I let Killian pull me from the palace while maintaining a strong yet delicate hold on my hand. My mind was filled with worst-case possibilities, and I had no idea where we were going. "Killian, can you kindly allow us to remain here?”

To seem as pathetic as possible, I begged, 'I'm not really in the mood for an outing. He gave me a sweet smile, humor glimmering in his eyes. "Please, buttercup. Come on. I swear it will be enjoyable. You require a vacation from everything.” He made a hazy gesture toward the palace behind us.

Both physically and figuratively, I dug in. "Where...