Winter's POV
The day after the conversation with Damon, I woke up with the weight of everything pressing down on me. I hadn’t slept well, tossing and turning, my thoughts a chaotic storm of what had happened between us. I still didn’t know how I was supposed to act, how I was supposed to fix it.
I had told Damon everything about Kai, the truth that had been haunting me, but his reaction had been one of shock, confusion, and pain. We were at a crossroads, and I didn’t know if we could come back from it.
I went through the motions, getting dressed, brushing my teeth, trying to put myself together, but my mind kept returning to Damon, to the moment when I had to face him, when the secret was out. I was still reeling from it, unsure of what he was thinking or what he was feeling. But more t
