The rest of the day had been an absolute nightmare for Killian’s sanity.Every single time he managed to get Faith within a two-foot radius without her family around, the universe found a new, creative way to smash the mood to pieces. At noon, he had tried to corner her in the quiet greenhouse behind the solar panels, but Benjamin walked in carrying a crate of soil samples, completely oblivious. At four in the afternoon, he had tried to guide her toward the snowy ridge overlooking the valley, but Hope ran out screaming that the kitchen pipes had frozen and she needed an Alpha’s strength to twist the main valve.By dinner, Killian was practically vibrating with a mixture of intense love, raw impatience, and deep, physical pain. He sat at the long wooden table, staring blankly at his plate, his hand inside his pocket tightly gripping the small velvet pouch until his knuckles turned white.“Killian, you've been staring at that potato for ten minutes,” Faith said softly, leaning over to n
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