CHAPTER 111: SELENA

~SELENA

"It's just salmon soup; it won't hurt me if I cook it myself!"

I whined for the umpteenth time, but Killian didn't seem like he was going to let me touch anything in the kitchen. He was dead set on making me sit down and watch him prepare breakfast, just like he's been doing ever since the poison incident.

Honestly, I can't remember the last time I ate something I cooked—or even something the maids made. Oh, right, he banned the maids from cooking too. Now, he prepares all the family meals himself, refusing to let me help even a little.

"I'll be the only one cooking your meals and making your teas, so stop trying to interfere," he calmly told me, his serious expression leaving no room for argument.

I decided to give up on joining him for now, but I was determined to make him understand that I wanted to cook with him. It seemed more romantic to me than just sitting and watching him struggle to get the right amount of spices on his own.

"You're going to make it too spicy if you