Chapter 404

Killian's POV

She blushed, crimson from her cheeks all the way to the tips of her ears.

"I... I'll repay you," she said, her voice soft but firm.

I closed my book and looked at her-really looked at her. She was trying her best to stay composed, but I could see the panic hiding behind her lashes. The way her fingers gripped the spoon a little too tightly. The way she couldn't hold my gaze for more