Chapter 256

I instinctively stood up, but Kieran quickly warned me in a low voice, afraid I might step out.

Maybe it was because I felt a connection with her, a kind of empathy as one woman to another. I saw a glimpse of myself in her, and that sudden rush of emotion made me lose control and stand up.

But that was all I did—stand up. I couldn't risk exposing myself to save someone else.

The man was getting cl