Lilith’s Pov

I couldn’t breathe.

Not because I was choking, not because something was stuck in my throat… but because Killian had just kissed me. He kissed me. Not a dream, not a fantasy. His lips. My lips. A moment I never thought would exist between us, especially not after everything I did. Not after the way I broke him.

And now, I was walking back to my room.

Correction: I had been sent out of his.

I didn’t blame him. He probably hated himself for letting that happen. Maybe he hated me too. Maybe that kiss brought back everything I made him feel—the pain, the betrayal, the heartbreak. And...