Damien’s POV As soon as I stepped out of the royal chamber, the first person I ran into was Aurora. Her eyes said it all. She had something to get off her chest. I knew what it was already. I had resisted her yesterday, and she couldn’t believe I could. Right behind her, standing like a statue, was Callan. He hadn’t said much since our last conversation, and that silence was eating at me. I still didn’t understand what he meant when he said I was taking everything that belonged to him. One minute, he wanted us to sacrifice Scarlet; the next, he was acting like I betrayed him. What exactly did he want from me? How was I supposed to fix this? Callan wasn’t just my beta; he was like a brother. The one I never had. And I never wanted anything, or anyone, to come between us. Especially

