Damien’s POV
We turned, our heads snapped at the same time
She stood there. Frozen. Her small frame was carved out of shock, her eyes wide with quivering lips.
“My mom is a murderer?” she repeated again, her voice breaking over the words as though saying them out loud would change their weight.
The air reeked of her fear right now.
Jaxon’s body stiffened as he stood up. Rage radiated off him in burning waves. His eyes were fixed on her, burning holes into the girl who had no idea what she had just walked into.
Didn't I tell Valessa not to let her out while coming out earlier?
“Yes,” he spat, each word straight and brutal “Oh yes, Aurora. Your mother, Celeste, is a full-blooded, heartless murderer. Copy that now? Engrave it into that delicate skull of yours.”
Her mouth parted, th
