Alexander’s POV

The house had been a little too quiet since Leah arrived. It was not awkward—just... cautious.

Everyone tiptoed around her pain, and though she smiled, I could still see the heaviness in her eyes. She tried to blend in, to disappear behind the noise of the Darlington household, but I saw her. I always saw her.

I didn’t sleep much last night.

Even with Leah safe just down the hallway, my mind wouldn’t settle. Every time I closed my ...