Killian's POV.

I didn’t want to be anywhere else but here, alone in my chambers, alone. The last ten days had drained me more than any war, any battle, any fight I had faced before.

There was something about helplessness that chewed at your bones and left your soul bare.

I barely stepped outside. Ronan checked in from time to time, giving me reports, updates, things I should have cared about.

But I couldn’t bring myself to listen. My mind always drifted… back to Selene.

I visited her every day. Once in the morning, again before dusk. Sometimes, I stood by her bedside for hours, just watching her sleep–if you...