Amelia’s POV
I almost wished I could give Damien a different answer, but after everything that had happened, there was no way I could return here.
Damien didn’t actually want to fix anything. Everything that had been wrong before was still wrong now. He just wanted things to go back to how they were, when he would stick his head in the sand and not notice how much I was hurting, or how much his pack hated me.
I couldn’t go back to that life, and I certainly wouldn’t let it happen to my daughter.
So, after taking a breath, regathering myself, I told Damien, “No. I can’t come back, and I won’t.”
I thought he might argue, but instead he just lowered his head. I didn’t know if he was going to try some new tactic of convincing me, perhaps making me feel guilty?
I wasn’t going to stay arou
