Damien’s POV
I hated these new feelings churning within me. Usually, I was cold and calm on the inside, an unfeeling wall of ice with nothing underneath. Yet that vision of that woman, her face so similar to my pets, seemed to light a spark inside of me that melted my protective ice.
Now, I felt far too many things, and I was out of control of my own emotions.
Such a thing should never happen to a vampire as old and powerful as I was.
Worse, Rose was looking at me like she could see the shift in me, as well as my sudden confusion. Fury rose up in me at the sight. A mere human should never presume to know me.
Fighting for control, I stood up straight. Keeping my face carefully blank, I stared down at my human pet with indifference.
“I don’t know love because I don’t need love,” I sai
