~Samantha~
"Controlling? I'm trying to keep everyone alive! Something you'd understand if you had actual people depending on you instead of just goofing around!"
"Goofing?" Killian's voice dropped dangerously low. "You think this is a game to me? I'm dying, Dominic. Actually dying. Every day the curse spreads further and there's nothing I can do to stop it. But sure, I'm just playing around."
"Then maybe you should go die somewhere else instead of putting my mate and children at risk!"
The words suddenly made time stop and the air stale.
Devon made a small wounded sound. Diana's eyes went huge.
Killian's face went completely blank. "Right. There it is. What you've been thinking this whole time."
"You've wanted me gone since the moment I showed up. The curse just gave you an excuse to say it out loud."
"You know damn well that’s a lie."
