CHAPTER 23:
Ivy's POV
I dragged myself through the rest of my shift like a ghost amd even after Damian stormed out of the café, his words echoed inside me. Stay away from Lucien he’d said it like a command, like the world would end if I didn’t and the way he had bolted when that bell rang… Damian Blackthorn didn’t run from anything and that scared me more than the red eyed men.
By the time my shift ended and the sky was dipping into shades of orange and purple, I felt wrung out. My boss yelled something about my sloppy latte art, but I barely heard her. All I wanted was to get home and lock myself inside where nothing and no one could reach me.
The bus ride was the longest it had ever been. I sat by the window, clutching my bag to my chest with my eyes darting to every person who stepp
