Brynn mulled over what had transpired in Killian's room as she left, feeling the coldness he had cast her way. Was she not the same person he had just had s*x with moments before? Whatever had changed, it was clear that he wanted her gone when morning came, and there was nothing she could do about it. As she set out on the path to her room, she couldn't help but replay the moment in her head, trying her best to decipher what might have gone wrong.
Brynn reached her room, not even sparing a glance at anyone as she held back her tears until she closed the door and was completely alone before allowing them to fall. "What are you crying about? You shouldn’t feel hurt; it wasn’t real; it was never real," Brynn shamed herself the moment she saw her reflection in the mirror.
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