DAMON’S POV
The silence followed me home, not the kind that calms and not the kind that settles. It was the kind that lingers, sharp and unfinished. I felt like such a failure… that was the loudest thought that was on my mind. I couldn't believe that I couldn’t even convince her to leave with me, that I was the better option and the most obvious one. I never even thought that I would have to ever convince my mate to chose me over my brother. Elodie had never been an issue and Nathan had been a distant memory.
I could still see it. Her. Walking away with him…choosing him. Allowing him to comfort her as if he was better than me. As if he was there to fix what I had broken in her. My jaw tightened as I stepped into the hall, the doors shutting behind me with a heavy echo that carried furthe
