Dominic kept both hands on the wheel, eyes fixed on the road ahead, but he could feel Sienna's gaze lingering on him from the passenger seat. She had been watching him since the moment she climbed into the car, and she hadn't looked away once.
Everything he had done today at the convention center left a warm, steady impression settling deep in her chest. He didn't have wealth behind him, no family empire or a name that opened doors on its own. But he had stood beside her without flinching, shielded her without hesitation, and that singular fact filled a space inside her she hadn't realized was empty. A lifetime with someone like that, someone who would always be there, was more than enough.
"You're still staring," Dominic said, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his mouth as his eyes
