The silence stretched between us, thick and suffocating. Dominic was watching me carefully, trying to read my intentions.
I knew him too well. He didn’t trust easily,
And with Lydia standing beside me, I had just made this even harder.
I sighed, running a hand through my hair like this was difficult for me. “Dominic,” I said, keeping my voice calm, controlled. “I visited you because I realized that, no matter what happened in the past… we’re still brothers.”
His eyes darkened slightly, his jaw clenching, but he didn’t speak.
I took a step forward. “And I can’t keep pushing you away.”
The words hung in the air, heavy with meaning.
Dominic’s expression flickered, surprise, hesitation, something else I couldn’t quite place.
For a second, I thought maybe, just maybe, he wanted to beli
