Chapter 0244

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As I anxiously study Luca, waiting for his but I can’t help but notice how good he looks. Luca’s freshly showered, dressed in the Cadet black that makes him look so sharp, his hair falling a little into his face in a way that just begs me to touch it, wanting to push it back. His lip is a little swollen and a bruise spreads beneath his left eye, but I don’t know something about it really works for him. He just looks tough and sexy and a little dangerous in a way that I really, really like.

“Don’t worry,” Luca says with a smile as he puts up a defensive hand, smiling around at us in a way that makes his dimples flare. I melt, just a little…

Because god, he’s just so cute-

“I’m not going to flip out,” Luca continues, shaking his head at himself like he’s disappointed in how he acted last night. “I’m just…here for breakfast. As promised.”

Luca steps into the room a little more as he closes the door, his eyes moving over Ben and Jesse and Rafe before falling on me like that’s the only place they want to rest. I hold his gaze, a little smile on my mouth. Because, I mean, I really am happy to see him – I’m always happy to see him.

Throw myself into his

turning up in

joy and anxiety and apology and warmth comes down the bond, letting me know that

because I feel

silver coffee pot on the table with a loud thump, clearly intent on breaking the vibe between Luca and me. “So,” he says, straightening up and putting his hands

into a grin when I see Luca grimace a little as he runs a hand through his hair, because I suddenly realize that Luca’s been keeping a secret too. This whole time, he’s been secretly

nice to her,” Luca murmurs, looking around Rafe and finding me again, taking in my wide grin. Ben laughs as he moves

carrying a great deal of weight. “Ariel?” he says, turning to me. I sit

look down at myself I realize that he’s right. I am very rumpled. And if we’re going to have a nice big chat, I’m going to want to look and feel.

offers me a cup of coffee made just how I like it. “But

carry my coffee into the bathroom and work on making myself more

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