I did expect him to avoid the topic, but it still came as a little surprise. I thought we were at that point where we could easily share things, but it was clear we were not. There were still thick walls surrounding us and despite my wish of not being aware of them, they were still very much there. My eyes narrow slightly and I drop my gaze back to his chest. His skin, not just his chest, was peppered in scars of all sorts. Smaller, bigger, round or sharp… I think I spotted one on his inner thigh too… “I want to know.” I whisper, quite determined, but not ready just yet to push it, as I slowly sit up, my thighs straddling his hips as I sit on his lap, hands tracing a smooth, straight line from his chest to his stomach.Killian tenses under my touch and his lips press together in a thin line as he watches me. I look up at him through my lashes, swallowing the lump in my throat with a little harshness, my eyes narrowing on his figure slowly.He was so ready to throw me off of him and
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