The guilt had been eating at Kimi since the previous night. She could not shake the memory of how close she had come to betraying Kirk with Kolton. The almost-kiss haunted her thoughts, making her feel like the worst kind of person. She should have pushed Kolton away the moment he leaned in. She should have been stronger.
That morning, she made the decision to come clean. Kirk deserved to know what had almost happened, and she owed him an apology. The weight of her near-betrayal pressed down on her chest as she made her way through the house, searching for him.
Instead, she found Adalind in the hallway.
The moment their eyes met, Kimi felt a chill run down her spine. Something was different about Adalind today. There was a hardness in her expression that Kimi had never seen before.
"You have some nerve showing up here," Adalind said, her voice dripping with venom.
Kimi blinked in confusion. "I was looking for Kirk. I need to talk to him."
