He paused a moment. “Truly, you do remind me of my daughter.”
“Your… daughter?”
“Stay here,” he said and stood. Then he walked out the door, leaving me behind.
Damien’s POV
I thought for sure the guards would take me back to the dungeon, but instead, I was left standing in the courtyard with Jake and a few guards peppered around. They were keeping an eye on us, but I wasn’t overly upset by that. Not if it meant I could keep seeing daylight.
They hadn’t removed the shackles from my wrists though, the metal of which dug uncomfortably into my skin. When I moved, the remaining chains attached to the shackles would jingle.
As the guards moved to remove the rest of the onlookers away from the front of the palace, Jake and I found ourselves in a near area.
Immediately, I turned on him, my
