Chapter 158

• Damien POV
• Hot steam rolled over my skin as the steady rush of water beat against my shoulders, and I felt my muscles finally begin to loosen. I let the heat work its way deep, using the quiet of the shower to think about Aurélie, about the twins, about everything waiting for me beyond these walls. I needed this moment. My warriors had pushed me hard today, relentless and unforgiving, and I’d come away caked in mud and blood.
• Their blood.