When Sophia and I finally left the Black residence and returned home, Liam was already there.

I found him stretched out on the bed, grinning so wide it was almost boyish. The joy rolling off him filled the room with a warmth that pulled me in before I even spoke.

“What are we celebrating?” I asked, raising a brow. “Or are you just lying there smiling for no reason?”

His grin widened. “What’s there not to celebrate?”

I folded my arms. “Liam Black, out with it.”

He lifted ...