The house felt different now
Not visibly. Not to anyone else.
But to Sofia… everything had changed.
Every hallway felt narrower. Every glance felt heavier. Every silence… louder.
And Luca?
He didn’t hide it anymore.
Not completely.
It started subtly.
A hand at the small of her back when they passed each other in the hallway—brief, almost accidental… but not quite.
The stolen kisses in the hallway when no one was looking.
The midnight summons and sleeping in his room then sneaking back to her room before anyone wakes up in the house.
A look held a second too long when no one else was paying attention.
A quiet “Stay close” murmured under his breath if they stepped out for any event as family.
Possessive.
Controlled.
But unmistakable.
Sofia felt it everywhere.
And it made
