Damian POVThe phone in my pocket vibrates again, followed by the sharp chime of another notification. I do not need to check it to know what it is, it was work, problems and men waiting for decisions only I can make but I ignore it.Instead, I keep my eyes on Matthew.He stands pressed against the railing, small fingers gripping the metal bars as he watches the prairie dogs pop in and out of their burrows at the Kingsley Park Zoo, his eyes are wide with pure wonder, the kind only a child can carry no fear ro calculation, just raw, unfiltered curiosity.It is disarming, “Everything okay?” Liana asks quietly beside me.I slide an arm around her waist without hesitation, pulling her into my side. She fits there too easily, and too naturally. My hand drifts lower before I can stop it, settling against the curve of her backside while I lean down, brushing my lips against the delicate skin near her ear.“It’s grand,” I murmur.Her ey
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