Damian POV
“Keep an eye on her. If she comes to you for anything, you make sure she has what she needs.” I had my back to Archer and Caine as I spoke, but I could feel their curiosity even without seeing their faces.
“Uh, boss, I know I was the one who told you to keep her safe, but isn’t this a little overboard? She’s been here a year according to the doc, and she’s been fine.”
Archer had a point. He’d been the first one to tell me to keep Willow safe, yet even he didn’t understand why I couldn’t shake the feeling that leaving her behind was a mistake. Since I hadn’t told either of them she was my second-chance mate, I couldn’t exactly explain it. And until I found out more about her, I wasn’t going to let them in on my secret. Instead, I turned to them and addressed his question wit
