Amelia’s POV
It would be so easy to fall into Damien again, to let everything go and stop worrying about things. To let him take charge and to fully trust that he had the best interests of me and our child in mind.
After the past few days, and the stress of them weighing down on me, combined with the lack of sleep, I was maybe more tempted than I’d ever been.
But…
It still wasn’t enough for me to forget myself, or the future that I was fighting for my child or for me. I’d never allow myself to feel trapped again. I would make my own future for myself and for my daughter.
So I stopped leaning. Then I lowered my gaze and stepped backwards.
“Amelia, wait,” he said lightly, though he made no motions toward me. He didn’t try to stop me, other than saying those words.
But it was already
