KILLIAN Picking myself up off the ground for the second time was just equally as painful as the first time. Lilibeth's powers had become a lot stronger than I had ever imagined them to be. I had begun to regret the conversation I had just had with my father to safely get her out of the underworld. I wanted to protect her. It's not that I didn't want her or didn't want her here with me. I just wanted to keep her safe and out of harm's way. I especially didn't want my f*****g brother to get his hands on her for any reason. Pulling myself up off the floor, I stood and started to slowly pace the length of the room's floor. I knew I needed to fix this, I needed to do something to correct the situation. Whatever I did, I needed to carefully think it through. My mind was drawing a blank and the