~Aria~
I didn't process his words fast.
When I eventually did, instead of the shocking gasp, my fingers dug into my palms, my body stiffening.
‘Oh, this was it. This has been his reason for showing care towards me,’ I thought in my head, my stomach knotting.
Foolish me, I should have known no man would ever help me without expecting anything in return.
Except Damon.
Tears stung my eyes.
I inhaled a shouldered breath, begging myself to hold it in.
I couldn't crumble now.
Not right now and not before him!
“What do you mean…” I managed to ask, my voice quiet and almost trembling.
“You heard me correctly.”
He finished wearing the necklace and wheeled my shoulder around to face him, a smile crinkling around the corners of his eyes.
Like the smile only a crooked evil man cou
