it's nice to be home. the summer in romania doesn't compare to the summers he's known back in eden, and part of him misses the scorching sun that roasts his country in the warmer months. adolescent memories of picking dates with lucifer and retreating to their summer home on the coast to escape the heat fill his head, feeding the ache that blooms in his chest whenever he thinks about his family. but he has more than just his brothers to think about now. nestled in his arms, almost twice the size she'd been when he left for eden, is the younger of his two daughters. unsurprisingly, his intention to abdicate hasn't sat well with the rest of the di angelo line, but he refuses to be moved. his wife and his children are more important than any crown. ❝ i've missed this, ❞ he murmurs softly, gaze never lifting from his daughter as he speaks. ❝ lucifer has invited himself here to change my mind. and yet, holding our little girl like this, i can almost forget about it all. ❞