Chapter 42: Losing Control Again.
(Damon’s POV)
Two weeks had passed, and I still felt like I was slowly losing my mind. Every day, I found myself questioning whether it had been a mistake to hire Ava. Was it really a good idea, or had I only set myself up for torture? No matter how many times I asked myself those questions, I couldn’t seem to come up with an answer I believed. What was clear, though, was that things hadn’t gone the way I thought they would. Not even close.
I had envisioned something different when I made the decision to bring her back into my life. I pictured her working by my side, growing comfortable with me again, slowly softening to the idea of being mine. I thought there would be stolen glances that turned into lingering touches.
I imagined the thrill of catchi
