Selene's POV.

My cheeks were burning. I couldn’t believe I was actually sitting on Killian’s lap in front of everyone. His arm was around my waist and I could feel the eyes of the maids and servants drifting toward us now and then.

Killian looked utterly unbothered. A small smile tugged at his lips, clearly enjoying every bit of this. I wanted to wriggle away, but instead, I found my body heating up because of the closeness.

We ended up eating like that—me perched on his lap, his heat seeping into my body. Each time his fingers brushed against me, it was like my mind blanked out

My thoughts wandered...