Playing Innocent

Damian crossed his arms, smirking just a little.

“Aria’s a quick study.”

Dad cleared his throat. “Right. Well… we should head to lunch. Family time.”

Mom nodded, but she gave me that look—the one that says we’ll talk later.

As we left the room, I hung back for one second. Damian caught my wrist gently, pulled me close while my parents were ahead.

“Be good out there,” he murmured against my ea