Chapter 120

Kane's POV

“Come in,” I say before Willow can knock.

The door swings open, and my heart skips a beat when she enters. My reactions have been strange lately – it’s almost like it used to be in the beginning, when I saw her for the first time, but a hundred times more intense. “How did it go?” I ask, throwing my pen on the desk and getting up to help her with the pram.

“Fine. We had a good talk.”

“You did?” I ask, surprised. “With my mother?”

“Yes. Maybe…she’s very proud and set in her ways. If you go to her, she’ll talk to you too, I think.”

“I have tried that…but you have a way about you. People trust you. Want to talk to you.”

“I just have one of those faces,” she says dryly.

I laugh and undo Adare’s straps and lift him into my arms. He’s wide awake, staring at me with bright, curious eyes. “Hello big guy. Did you have a good visit with grandma?”

“She prefers Nana.”

“Oh come on,” I say. “No.”

She shrugs. “It’s not a big deal. If it makes her happy, why not?”

“You surprise