"What?" Gabriel asked with the most innocent smile Liam had seen in his entire life, and he had Felix in it.
That alone made it more suspicious.
Liam stared at him with renewed caution. "That expression has committed crimes."
Gabriel's smile widened.
Damian made a faint sound into his tea, not quite a laugh, but close enough that Liam immediately understood Arik had inherited his restraint from the wrong parent and his ability to enjoy other people's suffering from both.
"I am being welcoming," Gabriel said.
"You are being entertained," Arik corrected.
"That too."
Liam glanced at Arik. "Your mother admits things very easily."
"Only when denying them would be less useful."
Gabriel lifted his cup in approval.
Arik looked profoundly unimpressed.
Liam, despite himself, relaxed by half an inch.
