Chapter 45 Why Do You Still Care?

• Damon POV
• My heart raced, pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat. My palms were slick with sweat, my fingers trembling as I clenched them into fists at my sides. My breathing came in sharp, ragged bursts. And for the first time in a long time, I didn't know what the hell to do.
• “Walter! Walter!” Ava’s cries tore through the room, slicing through my chest like a jagged blade. She kept calling his name, her voice growing more frantic, more desperate with each second that passed. “Walter, please! Please, don’t leave me!”