Chapter Six

The soft glow of the television cast an ethereal light across the lavish media room, the flickering images dancing over their faces as they relaxed together on the plush sofa. Lucia shifted slightly, the heat of Declan's body radiating against her left side, a tantalising contrast to the cool touch of Aiden's hand as it grazed the back of her own.

A shiver ran down her spine at the delicate caress, her heart fluttering like a trapped bird. Aiden's eyes locked with hers, the intensity within them making her breath catch. Slowly, reverently, he raised her hand to his lips, pressing a featherlight kiss against her skin.

"Lucia," he murmured, his voice a low, rumbling purr that sent tremors of anticipation through her. She felt Declan's arm drape casually over the back of the sofa, his fingers tracing idle patterns against her shoulder, and she found herself leaning further into their combined warmth, craving their touch.

"I -" She hesitated, unsure of what to say, the words sticking in