Chapter 169

Violet

I sat on the edge of Kylan’s bed, somehow feeling more nervous than all the other times I’d stayed here.

My eyes were locked on the closet door, fingers fidgeting in my lap as I waited for him to come out. Any second now, he’d be walking out shirtless.

He would possibly want to act all formal, talk about Aelius—while I only had one thing on my mind.

Sex…

While the negative aftereffects of using my eyes appeared to be much better than before, with each minute that passed, I began to feel this constant burn in my stomach. It felt like a fire I couldn’t put out. It wasn’t just desire. It was hunger. I felt restless, hopeless, and desperate.

So desperate, I was almost prepared to pretty much fly through that damn door until…