Damien’s POV The minute my invitation for the Alpha Ball arrived, I threw it straight into the trash can. I had thought that was the end of it, until it magically appeared in Stacy’s hands later that day, as she held it up for me. With wide, hopeful eyes, she asked me, “Can we go please?” Stacy had coerced her sister into this too, and both of them stood side by side like the cuteness brigade, staring up at me like I was about to make or break their entire world. I really didn’t want to disappoint them, but in this, I felt I had no choice. This wasn’t some regular party. This was the event where I had previously lost their mother. Where my entire world had fallen apart and came crashing down. If it hadn’t have been for my two daughters, Amy first and then Stacy following, I might have

