Killian’s Pov

It’s been exactly two weeks.

Two damn weeks since I left for this business trip. One more week to go, and I’ll be back. Back to… whatever is left waiting for me.

I could tell myself I don’t think about Lilith like that anymore. And maybe I don't…in the way I used to. But I still think about her. God, I think about her more than I should. Enough to drive a man insane.

But work’s been ruthless. My schedule, brutal. I’ve barely had time to breathe, let alone wallow. Sometimes, in those rare, silent moments, I find myself hovering over her contact, thumb ready to hit call,...