Riley POV
“I want you to move back into the mansion permanently.”
For several seconds, I said nothing.
The room felt too quiet.
Luca lay beside me with one arm around my waist, watching my face as though he could already see every fear moving through my mind.
Part of me wanted to say yes.
That was the dangerous part.
The children were there.
My old room was there.
The family life I had missed was there.
And Luca was asking me to return, not because he needed someone to manage the house or calm the children, but because he wanted me beside him.
Still, wanting to say yes did not mean I should.
I moved away slightly and sat against the pillows.
Luca watched me.
“That silence does not sound encouraging.”
“You asked a big question.”
“I know.”
“You asked it after midnight.”
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