New Year Bonus Scene: Another Year With You

Adrian’s POV

“Hey… I’m here.”

I looked up.

And for a moment, the world stopped working properly.

Lucia stood at the top of the staircase, framed by soft golden light, and the sight of her hit me square in the chest. She wore a white dress that clung to her beautiful body like it had been made with her in mind ,elegant and dangerous all at once. Her hair fell in loose curls, framing her face so perfectly it felt unfair.

For a second, I genuinely forgot how to breathe.

This was my wife.

Mine.

“Hey?” Lucia chuckled, her voice pulling me back to reality.

I blinked.

I hadn’t even realized she’d already walked down the stairs until she was standing right in front of me, amusement dancing in her eyes.

“Cat’s got your tongue?” she teased, lips curving into that smirk.

That smirk.

The most disarming thing I had ever seen.

“I—” I cleared my throat, my voice betraying m