A Promise

Calla’s POV

Vaughn and I both froze. The air in the sitting area turned thick, trapping the heavy silence that followed Cleo’s soft, sleepy words.

“I want you to marry my dad.”

Her voice was barely above a whisper, yet the sentence struck with the force of a physical blow. The demand hung between us, impossible to ignore. Sitting up groggily from the edge of the couch, Cleo blinked her heavy am