Damien’s POV I stood up to my full intimidating height. Cara finally seemed properly nervous, but she was also very stubborn, it seemed, because she refused to move. While I was annoyed by this, I was also impressed. I’d been made aware that Jake had instructed Cara to protect Amelia not just while she was here in my pack but all the time. To see that Cara was taking this so seriously pleased me. I simply wished this bodyguard could see that the very last person Cara needed protected from was me. “Listen,” I said. “I have no intention of harming Amelia, now or ever. But right now? It’s late. It’s after one in the morning. I’m worried about her. She has to be exhausted, and don’t forget she is also carrying my baby, which is a complicated pregnancy.” “We are on the same side here. We b

