Riley POV
I waited until the children were asleep before I went looking for Luca.
After the café, he had returned to the mansion before me and behaved as though nothing important had happened. He helped Sophie finish her school project, reminded the twins to clean the glue from the table, and answered a call from his manager while standing near the kitchen.
He did not mention Daniel.
He did not mention the interview.
He did not mention the words that had followed me home.
The kiss did not mean nothing to me.
I had spent the rest of the day trying not to think about them.
It did not work.
Every time Luca entered a room, I remembered the way he had looked at me outside the café. There had been no control in his expression then. No careful distance. Only jealousy, frustration, and th
