Chapter 26

Liana’s POV

“I’m hungry, Mommy!” Ryan muttered from the backseat since we were already finished with shopping. Too many bags filled the back seat, making it a tight squeeze.

“You didn’t even let me finish buckling my seatbelt before complaining.”

“But I’m starving! I can’t wait till we get home. My tummy is growling so loud.” He made a low growl noise in his throat and rubbed his stomach.

Killian chuckled quietly. “Alright, alright. We’ll stop somewhere and eat. There’s a nice restaurant not far from here.”

Ryan’s eyes lit up immediately. “Do they have chicken fingers? And fries? And ketchup?”

“Yes, they have chicken fingers and fries and ketchup,” Killian confirmed, glancing at me with a small smile before starting the car.

The drive to the restaurant didn’t take long. Ryan kept tapping his feet on the car floor while humming some cartoon theme song under his breath. I watched him for a moment, letting the sound pull me away from the