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I practically ran upstairs the moment Conan was fully out of sight. My plan was to go straight to Knight’s room and ask about what the hell they could have talked about for Conan to act so strange, but before I could get to his room, I saw him and Rowan strolling out of another room, and I halted immediately, changing my direction. “That was quick,” I called sarcastically as I approached them, and Knight smiled fondly as his eyes landed on me. “You know it wasn’t, love,” he muttered, pulling me into his side. “That asshole kept his lips shut firmly for the first time ever,” he said with a sigh, and I looked up at him, our height difference standing out so obviously for the first time. Was he always this tall?? Goodness, focus Aria. Conan… being in danger — those were the important things now. I cleared my throat lightly as we walked toward his room now. “Does that mean you got nothing from him at all?” I asked, brows raised, and he shook his head. “We got something alright, bu

Knight’s POV I woke up the next morning with my arms still firmly wrapped around Aria. She was snuggled deep into my side, her eyes still shut, breathing softly. I’d helped her clean up last night after we’d finally settled, and now she was swimming in one of my oversized shirts. Just thinking back to the night before brought a feeling I couldn't quite name—something far warmer than I was used to. I wasn’t exactly proud of how easily I lost control around her, but that... that was something I would never regret. Even as unplanned as it was, it was perfect. She was perfect in every single second, and I couldn’t have asked for anything better. What bothered me was whether she felt the same way. I didn’t want her to wake up with regrets, thinking we’d moved too fast—especially since she’d only just found out about the reality of my world, not to mention the fact that someone was still after her life. "Why are you up so early?" her voice called out softly. Her hands tightened around my

My eyes remained on Knight even as he walked out of the booth and over to me. Hell, my feet refused to move even if I tried. Just seeing Knight this professional and serious was a whole different ball game. His entire demeanor and aura had completely changed, only for it all to disappear behind his familiar smile the moment he stood in front of me again. "How did you like it, love?" he asked, raising a brow. He said a few other things, but they were muffled out due to the headphones—or maybe it was just me zoning out. He reached out slowly, pulling them off my ears, the smile still on his face. "Damn, Aria, you didn’t even make a move to take them off yourself," he muttered, sliding the headphones down my neck and handing them over to Rowan, who collected them without a word. "I was waiting for you to do it for me," I choked out, finally finding my voice. "You put them on for me, so I wanted you to take them off, too." He shook his head lightly, still chuckling. "You’re becoming

Knight’s POV I finished the day’s work and was back at my mansion by close to midnight. I had finally selected some new and legitimate talent to take over Saturn Finance in Conan’s place, and I’d caught up on all the paperwork I had shoved aside these past few days. I settled into my room after taking a shower and pulled out my phone, opening Aria’s contact. Zero messages. That was unlike her, but I assumed she had just fallen asleep early or something, so I left a quick goodnight text and set my phone down, preparing to sleep. I was almost fully leaning into the sleep when my phone rang out suddenly. My eyes snapped open. It’s probably Aria, because I don’t know anyone else brave enough to call me at this time, I thought as I scooted over to the side of the bed to pick it up. I turned on the lamp by the bedside table and raised a brow as I stared at the name on the screen. Jean? What reason could he possibly have to call me at this hour? I picked up the call regardless, putting i

Knight’s POV Every second that passed without any information about either Aria or Conan felt like pure torture. Morning met us in the exact same positions. Excelle had almost yelled at me to stop pacing and take a seat before I finally pulled a chair out at the dining table. The rising sun met me in that same chair. My eyes hadn’t closed for even a second since I got here. I needed to be on top of everything until she was found—sleep was the absolute least of my worries right now. Jean, on the other hand, was cuddled up on the couch with Excelle. They had stayed awake for as long as they could, but finally gave into the exhaustion a few hours ago. I could feel how deeply worried they both were, but sadly, even reassuring them felt like a huge chore to me. My anger had reached a point where I couldn't bring myself to care about anything else other than getting Aria back into my arms. I picked up my phone after a bit and exhaled tightly as I read Rowan’s message. He was on his way b