Chapter 270

• He doesn’t back down, though. If anything, he steps closer. “I’m not trying to fix you. I just… I care about you. About Penny. And I’m not going to stand by and watch you struggle when I can do something about it.”
• The way he says it—so calm, so certain—makes my chest tighten. I hate how his words make me feel, how they stir something inside me that I’m not ready to deal with.
• “Damien, you don’t—” I start, but I can’t finish the sentence. Because suddenly, his hand is on my arm, pulling me toward him.