Damien’s POV
She flinched. From my touch.
From me.
Like she was afraid.
As if I would hurt her!
At once, I stepped back, moving my hands away from her. What didn’t she understand about this situation? Couldn’t she see that I simply meant to keep her safe by keeping her close?
Jake might have done so in the past, but it wasn’t his responsibility. As Amelia was my mate, the duty was entirely mine.
She mustn’t understand his intentions. In time, she will see that this was extreme step was for the best.
The rest of the pack would have to understand. Already, the complaints were rolling in. The economy was down. People were frightened we were about to go to war.
These things were all unfortunate side-effects in getting Amelia back. Now that she was with me again, I could focus on repai
