Chapter 256

“No, you won’t.” Her voice hardens again, and she stands up, turning to face me with that same fierce determination I’ve always admired. “You’ve done enough tonight, Damien. Just… just leave me alone for a while, okay?”
There’s no room for argument in her tone, and I know better than to push her when she’s like this. So I nod, even though every instinct in me wants to follow her, to fix this somehow. But maybe that’s the problem. I can’t fix everything. Not tonight.
She leaves the room without another word. I stand there for a moment, staring at the spot where she stood.