DIMITRI

“All I want is for her to start living with you.”

I stared at my mother, tightly holding onto my straight face. She really thought simply begging me would change my mind. It hadn’t changed anything in eight months and won’t now either.

“What do you get from this?” I raised a brow, looking between her and Elara. “You can’t be forcing her on me for nothing, you know?”

She nodded her head.

“You’re right. All my troubles ain’t for nothing. It’s because I ...