Raven's POV My heart is too tight in my chest, squeezing so hard I can barely breathe. I want to cry but I hold it back, though a few tears escape anyway sliding down my cheeks before I can stop them. My mate would do anything in this world except admit I'm his mate, would use Damon's name as his password instead of mine. He loves him that much? He doesn't show it openly, never did in ways that were obvious, and I wonder if I had never lap danced with his father, would he have acted so aggressively and staked a claim on me at all? Or would he have just let me disappear without a fight? I like him so much it physically hurts. I hate that I like him and want him this badly when he clearly doesn't want me back. It's driving me completely insane, making my wolf whimper and cry in my head be

