Killian & Elena
Killian
I couldn’t believe that Elena had thrown away my gift.
The jewelry I’d given her before the auction was one thing—she had made a good case for selling the items, and just as she’d predicted, it had been good for our reputation—but throwing away this necklace entirely? It was not only disrespectful, but downright wasteful!
“Has she gone mad?” I whispered, my voice trembling with barely controlled rage. My fist tightened around the box, slightly crushing the cardboard, and all I could think of doing was storming off to find her right now to confront her.
But before I could go, Maeve’s soft voice snapped me out of my thoughts. “It wasn’t her fault, Sir. It was mine.”
I looked up to see the maid wringing her hands nervously, her green eyes darting a
