Chapter 32

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~~VESPER~~

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As soon as the door shuts behind Killian, I realize how cold the weather actually is.

The air nips at my bare skin, prickling goosebumps across my arms and legs, raising every fine hair in protest. Killian had been my heat—his body, his mouth, his hands, his presence. Now that he’s gone, he’s taken all of it with him.

Shivering, I get up from the chair and walk stiffly toward th