Whispers and Vengeance

Killian hovered over her, gaze tender as he bent to press a kiss to her brow.

At the last heartbeat, his lips stalled a breath apart. To linger would only deepen the ache he could no longer bear.

His lips parted as he whispered, "Sloane, it turns out I never regretted loving you."

He straightened, turned, and slipped toward the corridor, unaware that the woman on the bed had fought her way to the