Ronan does want Declan here. That's the thing. He can't say he doesn't, because he wants it very badly, but the entire matter is out of his hands. He refuses to make their home unsafe for Kylo. He also refuses to reject his family. Their decision to cooperate with each other isn't a choice he can make for them.

He holds Kylo's gaze a moment longer, then returns his attention to his brother. "Kylo's right," Ronan tells him. "This is his home. It's our home. It's the place he won't feel powerless. Where I'm safe, because he makes it safe for me."

Which probably seems like a ridiculous statement to make, as Ronan stands here with the bruises Kylo gave him, covered in the mud Kylo threw him down into. Without a thought. Without hesitation. Ronan was the very last thing on Kylo's mind when his power was at stake. Declan doesn't have to say it.

"But you're the one who changed that for us. And I know you were just fucking trying to help me, but I never asked you to. If you want me to be okay, then don't make me have to get between you and him again."