"Oh, Rhett," she cooed, reaching for his arm. "You should have told me you were struggling without me. I would've come sooner."
Rhett jerked his arm away.
"Stop it, guys. It's not funny!"
His voice cracked across the table with enough force to silence the laughter for a moment.
Declan finally looked up from his breakfast.
"Rhett, control yourself. If you have a problem with Nina being here, tell her directly instead of threatening to kill half your brothers over a joke."
Rhett stared at his father in disbelief.
"She's sitting on me, Dad! She's calling me Daddy in front of the entire f*****g family, and these idiots are encouraging her!"
Declan glanced at Nina, then at his sons.
For a moment, his expression remained stern. Then he set down his fork.
"Nina, sweetheart, would you mi
