By the next morning, the entire situation takes a completely unexpected turn. Sitting across from me at the private breakfast table is a man who looks almost identical to Julian—same sharp facial features, same tall build, same fair hair. But his eyes are a striking golden-brown instead of sky blue, and his swagger is entirely different. Arrogant, cocky, and overly flirtatious, like Julian's personality got run through a filter labeled "insufferable." His name is Damian, and he is Julian's cousin. He smirks at me from across the table, leaning back in his chair. "You're a striking woman," he says, his tone dripping with unearned confidence. I narrow my eyes at him, completely unimpressed. "And you're a striking amount of trouble I did not order with breakfast, but here we are." Caspian, to his credit, does not even try to hide his grin at that one. Caspian shifts beside me, his thigh pressing against mine as his hand covers mine on the table, silently marking his territory.
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