Damien POV
I absolutely knew this would happen, but that didn't make it any less irritating.
Today, I brought Leo and Mr Vance to Scout's training centre to finally see the evaluation of her progress.
Standing in the large, expansive yard surrounded by aggressive dogs mid-training only made our situation worse.
Compared to them, Scout's small frame and soft colouring made her look painfully out of place. Foolish, even.
Leo sat nearby under guard supervision, quietly working through an oversized lollipop.
He'd wanted to follow Rachel to school that morning, and he cried when I told him no, and this had been the fastest solution.
The candy was just enough of a distraction to keep him from protesting through the drive here.
So now he sat there, hands sticky and smudged with dirt, t
