Killian’s POV

She thought I was asleep.

But I wasn’t. I lay on the edge of the bed, my eyes closed.

Lilliana moved quietly across the room, just like she had for the past few nights. Always when she thought I was out.

I waited until the door clicked shut behind her.

Then I opened my eyes.

I followed her.

She was careful, I’ll give her that. Clever with her steps, quiet like a thief in her own home.

But I had spent years tracking wolves through the dark.

She couldn’t outrun that.

She ...