Chapter 15: My Beautiful Mess

Chapter 15: My Beautiful Mess

Cillian

“What am I doing here? The question is, what are you doing here?” I roar in response to her question.

My growl must have been so loud that it sends the nighthawks and owls scattering in the dark sky, fleeing the trees that shelter them at night. Not taking my eyes away from my beautiful mess, I set my steps to approach her.

The mixture of urgency and earnestness to rip Kayleigh away from Andrei is strong. Wary of how my actions could hurt Kayleigh, I force myself to calm down.

“Kayleigh, what is this about?” I make a show of looking repelled by what they were doing, hoping to hide the jealousy that’s steeping inside me.

“This is none of your business, Cillian. Please leave us alone. I need to do this ritual.” She pulls her hand away from Andrei’s when she sees my gaze move from her face to their hands fastened to each other’s. As crazy as that sounds, that small gesture gives me a little hope. Hope that she doesn’t want to hurt my feelings be