Kira's POV
Damon, who'd kept silent through most of the confrontation, stared at me with visible shock spreading across his features.
I watched his face shift through several emotions, disbelief, recognition, and then something that looked like horror as the full meaning of Celia's words settled over him.
His expression told me he was remembering and finally making connections he should have made three years ago.
When my parents died in that border conflict, I'd been completely shattered, drowning in grief that made it difficult to function.
Damon had been stressed during that same period, desperate for capital to save his failing pack enterprise from bankruptcy.
Right when he'd needed that investment most urgently, I'd given him all the money. "Here, go build your pack's future."
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