Winter’s POV
I couldn’t shake the feeling that everything was unraveling around me. Even though Damon’s recovery had been progressing, the shadow of the threats hanging over me grew darker by the day. Every anonymous message in my inbox felt like another c***k in the fragile world I had built. I kept telling myself I was imagining things, that the sensation of being watched was just paranoia. But deep down, I knew better. Someone was out there—someone who wanted to destroy everything I had left.
My hands trembled as I held my phone, rereading the latest message for what felt like the hundredth time. The words were short but dripping with menace: “Secrets always come out, Winter.”
I had to tell Damon. He deserved to know, especially now that things between us had started to shift. But ho
