- KILLIAN - 'Can the dinner be tonight?' Kate's text drops after I send a last text to Hazel. I promised to clear my schedule for her so I will. 'Definitely.' I text her back. 'Take care of yourself.' I drop my phone on my desk and roll in my office chair, keeping my eyes on the silver neckla
- HAZEL - I'm standing outside the familiar mansion I've grown accustomed to aside from home. Getting out of the car with a man by my side, I take a deep breath. Kate's words when she poured her eyes out to me earlier today replays in my head; Please Hazel, help me take my mind off things. Ever
- KILLIAN - I can't keep my eyes off her. And annoyingly, off him too. My jaw tightens and I flash piercing gazes at the two of them. We didn't get to meet later today and tonight was not what nor how I expected us to see again. But of course Kate's supposed 'dinner' involved Hazel. Who else do
- HAZEL - I look at myself in the mirror after washing my hands. Tonight was calmer than I expected. Aside from those death glares I got from Killian every second, everything seems to be going alright. At least he's not being rude. I sigh and straighten my hair. I think he's not being rude becaus
My gaze darts from one of his eyes to the other, searching for some half truth in his words but there was none. He doesn't seem nor sound drunk either. Although I've never witnessed his drunken state so I can't tell. But oh my God, did he just propose? My heart begins to pound in my chest violent
- HAZEL - "Are you okay?" With every word that left her lips, I felt my violent, pounding heart beat intensify. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. I shift away from Killian and look at the floor. My phone is on the floor. I just noticed that that must've been what dropped earlier. Kate finally walks to my f
- KILLIAN - The night ended nicely. I hold a glass to my mouth and gulp down my red wine. Way better than I anticipated it to end. Don't get me wrong, I still wanted to rip Kaiden's limbs apart when she was all over him but that girl's mine. Hazel is finally mine. The best part about this i
"You're infuriating." She purrs. "I take pride in that." I counter. Asami sits up straight and wraps her coat over her torso. Thank goodness. Finally something worth looking at, the coat. It's a fine material. "State the reason for your visit, Asami." I say. My tone says I won't demand twice. As