Chapter 25 Chap Twenty-four

• I kept telling myself that everything was fine. It made sense that he would still love her, especially given their tragic separation, but why couldn’t I stop the ache in my chest? Hearing him whisper her name in his sleep struck deeper than I wanted to admit.
• The room was dark, and even though Damon was asleep, I couldn’t rest. I got up quietly, heading to the balcony to clear my mind. Only a month ago, all I had wanted was to escape this place, to go back to my mother. Now, I found myself with deeper, unspoken desires.
• My outlook had changed. Did I even want to leave? I’d promised myself I’d earn Damon’s trust just enough to slip away with my mother, but now… now I felt a tug to stay, an urge to win his heart.