ike looking in a mirror. His anger at Aria melted away, replaced by a wave of s

before cautiously putting his sma

ooked at Aria, a whirlwind of emotions in his eyes. Resentm

said quietly. "I didn't t

was a lot to take in. A son, but the woman he love

. He glanced at Jake again, his face softening

lit up. "C

am watched him go, a strange mix of pride and sadness in his chest. He was still angry at Aria for not l

d, her voice barely a whisper. "A

d. "What do

right. Liam was silent for a while, Aria could see that he was thinking, he looked annoyed and Aria knew that he had every right to feel so. She kne

," he said, his voice serious.

ad a feeling she wasn't just here for answers about

Aria watched from the sidelines as Liam played with Jake, his laughter booming through the hall.

, and people started dancing. Liam, w

asked, his voice

at her, she could see it, but there was something else th

ey swayed to the music, Jake dozed off in Liam's arms.

m," she whispered.

r, his expression soft

passed at all. The music, the laughter, the feeling of him

set back in. Liam gently pulled

" he said quietly. "Not yet

t she was willing to wait. She'd come back for Liam, for Jake

d Jake to their guest room. He stopped at the door,

" he said softly.

wanted him to hold her again, to tell her how much he loved her, she wanted to hear those sweet

ed to check what he had in his study that made him forget her so easily. Anything that made Liam forget her must be importa

nts on the table. It contained a lot of files on their parents, the

uments further, reading them then she got to the file about their parents. She kept reading, she could see the name of their ancesto

er name was Aria Turner but next to her name was Liam's but his name was not

brother and Liam wa

?" Liam's voice said beh