Chapter 27

Darcy’s Pov

I got home after midnight. The mansion was quiet and dark—Adrian, Pink, and the staff who lived here were all asleep. Just the securities were awake guarding the house. Only the echo of Brittany’s voice followed me through the empty halls like calm whispers.

"Is that the way to greet your future wife?"

Her words had been playing in my head on repeat since she said them. "Future wife".

Those words sounded very ridiculous, but she was bold when she said them. ...