Vivian Two hours. That’s how long I had sat in the room, staring outside from the window. Waiting. I hated waiting. The wind had turned into a biting freeze. I knew the truth. He wasn’t coming. He meant it when he told me not to wait. But I had played the w***e. I had been stubborn. I had left the door unlocked, laid myself out like a banquet and yet, he had rejected the invitation. "Stupid." I whispered to myself. "You are so stupid, Vivian." Then I finally stood up. My knees felt stiff. I felt like the desperate housewife Julian always treated me as… waiting for a man who had better things to do than save someone’s wife. I was just a game to Damien. And now that he had won the mental game on the roof, he didn't need the physical trophy. I walked to the window and my hand

