Astrid's POV "What the hell happened here?" Damien repeated, his voice dropping to a dangerously low tone. My lips parted, but no words came out. "Just answer me. What happened here?" he shouted, and I jumped. "Uh, the thing is, I just, uh," I stammered, unable to find the right words to pacify him. "I just couldn’t eat all the food so I—" "Did you have a party in my house?" he cut me off. A bitter laugh escaped his lips. "So what? You’re already trying to get me riled up?" Why the hell would he think that way? I mean, I knew the kitchen and dining room did look scattered and dirty, but wasn’t he just overreacting? "No, I didn’t," I explained defensively. "I just didn’t want to waste the food, so I told the maids and guards to eat. It wasn't much though." I added, knowing he could

