Chapter 114

• “Damien, stop!” she cut him off, her voice rising slightly more than intended. “You don’t understand. This is complicated. I can’t just… I can’t let you put him at risk. There are things you don’t know.” The words spilled out, desperation spilling into her tone. She could sense Esther lingering nearby, her sharp gaze already dissecting the scene, and it frightened her to her core.
• “Complicated or not, I deserve to know,” he insisted, his shadow hanging heavy over her, drowning her in the weight of his expectation.
• “I’m protecting him!” Charlotte finally exclaimed, frustration and fear colliding. “You don’t understand what could happen if your fiancée found out! She has her own plans, and they don’t include me or Leo.”