GABRIELLE’S POV
“Damon…,” I managed to say.
His eyes fell on Lila, who was still clutching her wrist. His entire body seemed to tense at once.
“What happened?” he asked.
“Gabby pushed me,” Lila cried, her voice breaking perfectly.
“I didn’t,” I said immediately, my heart still pounding. “She slipped. I was trying to catch her—”
Damon walked past me without another word, silencing me without even looking my way.
He crouched in front of Lila instead, his movements careful. “Let me see,” he said gently.
Lila sniffed and extended her wrist. It was already starting to swell, the skin around it red and angry.
My stomach dropped.
Damon’s jaw tightened.
“Does it hurt when you move it?” he asked.
She nodded, a fresh sob escaping her lips. “It hurts really bad.”
He glanced up at me then
