Lucian
“You need to try harder,” I said, cutting through the tension in the car. “Tiffany told Mara she’s leaving you. Even afterthe DNA test proves the baby is yours.”
Darian turned pale. The weight of that truth hit him like a blow to the gut.
“I didn’t mean for it to get this messed up,” he said, voice cracking. “I f****d up big time, Lucian. And I’m sorry—about everything. The way I used to come after Mara... I didn’t know how to deal with what I felt. But I get it now. She’s happy with you, and I’ve never seen you like this. Really happy. I’ll always love her, but I’m letting her go because she’s where she belongs—with you.”
He paused, jaw clenched. “But Tiffany... she’s different. I didn’t love her at first. I just liked her. But I’ve been trying lately, and I think it’s growing
