Chapter 49

ELEANOR

“Is everything okay?” I asked Killian who smiled at me as he put his phone in his pocket.

He sat on the floor beside me before wrapping an arm around me and pulling me to his chest.

“Yes, I just had a little something to deal with, but I am done and now I am free for my little mate.” He said, making me blush. He kissed my temple, and I couldn’t help but find myself melting in his embrace for a second before curling up in his arms. 

“Tonight has been lovely, thank you for this, Killian.” I said, looking up at him. He smiled and ran his hand over my shoulder, gently massaging it, making my heart swell. 

“I promised you that I am going to be…”

“It’s not only about your promise,” I said, and he frowned in confusion as I turned to face him. “You made me feel safe, even when I knew that you held a gun at me, a small part of me believed that you were not going to harm me. I don’t even know what it was, but I knew that you would rather d