Beyond Gratitude

“Why can’t I be indifferent?” Killian asked, his gaze steady and unflinching. “Sloane, I’m not a little boy. I can tell the difference between simple gratitude and real love. I’m grateful to her, yes. All my life, I’ve been surrounded by people who only wanted to use me. My father tried to use me to chain my mother to him, and my grandfather’s sole wish was that I become a proper heir who could ke