Adam rose to his feet, bowing politely and taking the list. Declan's description of the house made it sound wonderful, at least to Adam's ears. Like a magical, heavenly place, full of rooms and surrounded by fields.

"He has me," he said, quiet, eyes averted, humble once more. He let the possible implication hang, letting Declan come to his own conclusions about Ronan's relationship about the boy he'd kept at his side all through childhood.

As long as Declan didn't notice the discrepancy in how Ronan had left him behind for so long.