Ethan’s POV
The first glimpse of the city skyline hit me harder than I expected.
As our driver turned onto the familiar street, my heart sped up.
The penthouse waited at the top of the building, its sleek glass windows catching the late afternoon sun. It had always felt like a fortress before, a place where Dominic’s power radiated from every polished surface.
It wasn’t about power. It was just… home.
Dominic reached over and laced his fingers with mine. “Almost there,” he said, his voice warm and low.
“You okay?” he asked, studying me.
“Yeah,” I said quickly, then let out a soft laugh. “Just… nervous, I guess. It feels like we’ve been gone forever.”
His thumb stroked across my knuckles. “We have been gone forever. But coming back doesn’t mean we’re going back to what we left behi
