Luca POV
I regretted losing control.
That was the first thought I allowed myself to have after Riley disappeared into her bedroom and closed the door between us. I remained in the hallway for several minutes, standing near Sophie’s room while the house became quiet again. My breathing slowly returned to normal, but the rest of me did not. My hand still remembered the shape of Riley’s waist. My mouth still remembered the softness of her lips and the way the careful first kiss had changed the moment she grabbed my shirt and kissed me back.
I had crossed a line.
There was no reasonable way to pretend otherwise. Riley worked for me. She lived in my house. She cared for my children. Our parents were married, and the public already found the arrangement strange enough without knowing what ha
