Damian struggled with accepting that Avery was marked by Ian; putting a mark on someone who could eventually reject them in the future makes rejection even more painful.
How could he be so naive? Or did he seriously think that Avery was going to be with him forever or something?
While the marking established a bond that created a stronger attachment of mates to each other, Avery was still a woman prone to change.
She will definitely end up loving him again after all; she did for years, so how could that little brat put his mark on her? The thought infuriated him to the point of sleeplessness.
And after Avery’s interview article came out, he couldn’t be more sure things between Avery and Ian would never work.
Damian decided to take it slow between them; she wasn’t someone he could rush
