Chapter Seventy

“Killian!” I hiss as I approach him once the meeting has been called to an end. The committee members are all already talking in excited tones about what just happened, arguing over who they think will come out on top. I ignore Sebastain’s eyes on me as I grab Killian’s arm and drag him into a corner. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” I ask him with panic in my voice.

Killian’s eyes flick over me, and his nostrils flare a little. “I can smell it, you’ve been with him more and more.” He says, ignoring my question.

“What are you talking about?” I growl, crossing my arms across my chest in embarrassment. He couldn’t actually smell something like that, could he?

He clenches his jaw a couple times and looks away from me. “I’m not an idiot, Everly. And I’m also not just going to let that sociopathic creep take you away from me without a fight.” His gaze fixes back on me then, and it’s intense and a little angry looking.

“Killian, come on. You said yourself not that long ago you