Riley POV
Luca returned home different.
Not angry.
Not cold in the way he usually became after an argument.
Just distant.
The change was small enough that the children did not notice at first. Sophie ran toward him the moment he entered the mansion and wrapped both arms around his waist. The twins followed behind her, speaking over each other about the race, the flight, and a game they had started in the car.
Luca smiled at them.
He lifted Sophie.
He listened to the twins.
He looked like the same father who had spent the weekend making sure everyone was safe, fed, and close enough for security to protect.
Then his eyes found mine.
The smile disappeared.
Only for a second.
Still, I saw it.
My chest tightened.
We had barely spoken after returning from Monaco. The photograph ha
