Chapter 617. Thousand Reasons

Lexcis Aeden Revia

The word slips so easily out of her mouth. She didn't even think about it. We haven't been long at the Mansion but I'm not surprised she'd see it as home. It's my mother's work after all.

I don't tell her or let her know that I heard her say that. She'd overthink it and be scared to get too attached to it.

"Faster! I'm tired!" Veronica's knocking down on our door.

"For fuck's sake, we're bored!" Tariq screams after her.

My love sighs and swings the door open, "We're coming! You have no patience at all!" She complains.

I make sure to keep my eyes on Tariq to see if he looks at her a certain way. He seems way too interested in that ribbon and he seems too interested in her eyes. But he plasters a fake disinterest onto his face when he looks at me.

"Are you done staring at me? Can we go?" He seems apologetic for even looki