CHAPTER 29
Blue Matthew's Point of View
The room echoed with the unsettling declaration from Thadeus as we lounged in our living room, the air thick with tension that had been building up for days, even for weeks.
"Aria's coming home today," his voice cut through the stillness, and I stole a glance at him. There he was, immersed in a book, seemingly indifferent to the storm brewing within our shared space.
"Okay? And then what do you want me to do?" I responded with sarcasm, watching him shrug nonchalantly, his eyes never leaving the pages of his book.
"I don't know with you," he retorted casually, adding fuel to the fire, his detachment aggravating my irritation.
Teasing him, I remarked, "Seems like you want me to prepare a grand welcome for her return." Thadeus's teasing demeanor a
