Once Upon a Time

第33章 Chapter (2)

he palace improved since you were gone. Now there are cameras in every room and turning one off must be authorized by two people. Only the personal quarters of my family aren’t constantly monitored for privacy reasons.”

“Thanks,” Rohan said, his gaze drawn back to Jamil’s lips. They were still shiny and bitten red. So damn pretty.

A baby cry broke the spell.

Jamil strode toward the crib. “Shh,” he murmured, lifting the baby and cradling her against his chest.

Rohan tried to look away, but his eyes kept returning to Jamil and the child. Their daughter. He would like to say he was looking at the child, but that would be a lie. He watched Jamil smile at the infant, cooing at her and baby talking. Jamil’s green eyes were lit up, shining with naked love. It made Rohan’s stomach clench.

It was probably really, really messed up to feel envious of a child. His own daughter. This kind of possessiveness was fucking unhealthy—creepy. Granted, everything about his attachment to Jamil was a little bit creepy. Rohan didn’t feel like himself around Jamil at all. All this tender, possessive, proprietary shit wasn’t who Rohan was. But when he was around Jamil, his brain seemed to melt into a pile of mush and all rational thoughts flew out of his head.

“She’s beautiful, isn’t she?” Jamil said when the baby stopped being fussy and settled contentedly against Jamil’s chest.

The sight made something inside him twist.

“She is,” Rohan said, turning away. “She’ll be your spitting image when she grows up.”

Not that I’ll be around to see it.