“Looks like I’m moving back here then,”
The words echoed just enough to pull every eye in the room toward Damien.
Dahlia’s brows lifted, delight flickering across her features. Dominic made a strangled sound—half-cough, half-shock. Charles sputtered, blinking like he’d misheard entirely. And Eleanor simply smiled—warm, victorious—as if she’d been waiting for him to reach this conclusion on his own.
Jaime tried his best not to laugh, watching the Damien Blackwood behave like a lovestruck teenager over his sister.
Maya’s pulse scattered. Heat crept up her neck, embarrassment and nerves tangling together at the sudden, unexpected declaration spoken in front of his entire family.
Damien looked around at the stunned faces.
“…What?”
Dominic cleared his throat, stiffening in his seat. “Eh
