Emma’s POV The night before graduation was supposed to be simple drinks with classmates, a few laughs, a toast to the years that flew by too quickly. But I didn’t want simplicity. Not tonight. I sat on the edge of the fountain outside the campus library, the stone cool beneath my bare thighs, my graduation robe pooled beside me. The moonlight bathed the stone pathways in silver, and yet, all I could think about was Killian. This was our last night. The last time we’d be in this space. In this strange limbo between hate and lust. I should’ve been relieved. Instead, a quiet ache curled beneath my ribs. When I saw him walking toward me, that familiar swagger in his step, hands shoved into his pockets, hair tousled from the wind, my heart thudded so hard I was afraid he’d hear it. “You’re late,” I said, forcing the teasing lilt into my voice even though my throat was tight. “I figured you’d wait,” he replied simply, eyes raking over me. And God, I was already melting.
最終更新日 : 2025-04-21
