Kimi's eyes remained fixed on the spot where Kolton had been standing, her mind reeling from his unexpected confession. The silence in the room felt suffocating.
How could he claim not to care? What man would willingly accept that his woman had shared intimate moments with his greatest enemy?
Kolton had clenched his jaw before speaking those raw words that still echoed in her ears.
"Don't you see what I'm trying to tell you? This isn't simply about physical intimacy. It's the thought of another man witnessing what should be mine alone, seeing every precious inch of you that drives me insane. But I was the one who pushed you away. You built a life without me during those years. I have no right to judge the choices you made when I wasn't there to make them with you."
His voice had dropped to barely a whisper as he pressed his forehead to hers, his breath warm against her skin.
