The mood in the villa had changed.
After Darius returned from his disastrous date with Sienna and reaffirmed his loyalty to the girls, there was a strange stillness in the air. Not tension, exactly—but the calm after a collective exhale. As if everyone had silently agreed: We're in this together. For now.
Yuna had slept in his arms again. Alicia curled up on the other side. Emma and Avery, never far, had each taken turns slipping into his space, touching him, laying claim with whispered jokes and soft looks. It wasn't just affection—it was territorial.
And for the first time, Darius had let it all happen.
He belonged to them, and they to him.
But outside the villa walls, the story was far from over.
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Production HQ – Next Morning
Lauren sat with her laptop open, eyes scanning the live chat exploding beneath last night's episode.
