Chapter 154

154 A Little Home Time

Lucian

Breakfast had gone exactly as Darian and I had hoped. Backing Martha into a corner had left her too defensive to stir up one of her infamous monologues. It was quiet, tense-but safe. And watching Darian serve her a taste of her own medicine? That was the unexpected cherry on top.

BOE Z

Now, Mara sat beside me in the car, staring quietly out the window as we drove home. Her fingers tapped lightly against her thigh, and I reached over, resting my hand gently there. I couldn’t look at her for long-I had to keep my eyes on the

road-but I stole a glance.

She was breathtaking.