Killian’s Pov

After I finished taking my bath, I didn’t go downstairs right away. I sat at my desk instead. Maybe working would help me clear my head. Maybe I could bury myself in files and forget what just happened between me and Lilith.

I opened my laptop. Checked my emails. Looked through some documents. But my mind wasn’t fully there. I kept pausing, thinking, going back. I worked for like an hour or so before I finally stood up and decided to go downstairs for breakfast.

As I walked toward the stairs, my eyes shifted in the direction of her room. I wondered if she had already left for...