JADEN POV
Dalma always surprised me, and this was the biggest surprise of all. The way she casually announced that she was engaged to me. I felt a shiver at the nape of my neck at her words.
She looked me dead in the eyes as she called me Damian’s father. I felt pride, primarily amongst other things, in her words.
Damian whipped his head swiftly towards me. I could feel the questions in his gaze.
“Don't waste your time any longer, Stanley. It's Stanley, yeah?” Dalma said to the i***t that stood with her father.
I'd been privy to how her father treated her. A strong feeling of protectiveness flooded me.
“While this reunion has been ... .well, moving, my fiance has to rest now,” I drawled, moving closer to Dalma.
“But, Dalma is my daughter! She can't do anything without…” her father
