Killian’s Pov

As Lilith came with my fingers buried deep inside her, I stared at her face, stunned, not at her, but at myself. I couldn’t believe what I had just done. I never planned to go this far. The first time I touched her, it was supposed to be control. A test. A way to break her walls down, not... this. Not pleasure. Not softness.

But the moment I felt her surrender under my touch, I couldn’t stop. And now that it’s done, I’m hit with something I hate to admit. Regret. Guilt.

Kate.

I betrayed her. Even if we didn’t go all the way, even if it was...