Seraphina's name didn't snap Damian back to his senses. It did the opposite. It lit something inside him.
"Don't you dare bring her up!"
He bit her lip. His rough palm clawed at Elodie's waist with brutal force. The pain nearly pulled tears from her eyes.
Looking at him in this state, she flashed back to three years ago, when he had coerced her into marriage. Exactly like this. Dark, terrifying—unhinged.
She finally understood why he was so unhinged tonight. 'Of course. It always comes back to her.'
But by the time that realization landed, it was already far too late.
A night of brutality. She never wanted to remember how she got through those hours. When the storm finally passed, and dawn began to break, she slipped into a numb, heavy sleep.
She had no idea how long she was out. Wh
