Alexander's POV

We'd been talking for hours about Richard and Elena when silence finally fell and I became acutely aware of how close Lily was sitting on her couch.

The shared knowledge of her parentage had created unexpected intimacy because now we both carried the weight of Richard's choices and their consequences.

"Does this change things between us?" I asked finally because the question had been building all day.

"What things?" But Lily knew exactly what I meant.

"The fact that you're ...