Kevin’s POV

Returning to the hotel, I carefully placed Ella on the bed, and Liam instinctively closed the door to the room.

I watched Ella sleeping peacefully, her steady breathing calming my inner turmoil. A week of longing had kept me from getting too close to her, but now I found myself gently tucking strands of her hair behind her ear, my gaze drifting to the furrow of her brow, and I smiled.

"Ella, your brow is becoming more and more like your mother's. You've inherited her beauty."

With just the two of us in the room, her scent intoxicated me. I leaned in to smell her neck, a blend...