It had been nearly a week since we saw the slaughtered bodies of my family and time seemed to shift slowly. Nothing felt real anymore. Days went by but nothing would change. I would wake up next to Damien, he would stay with me for as long as he could before asking if there was anything I wanted, I would reply no. When I said no, he would nod and hesitate to leave me alone in bed. Of course, I wanted him to stay but I knew he had a life outside of me. Now that his coronation was coming soon preparations had become difficult since he was spending more time than he had spare with me.
I told him once that he had more important things to do than laying next to me. He told me there was nothing more important than laying next to me.
A little after midday, Damien would make me feed. I used mini
