Chapter 36

I stood frozen in the room clutching my shirt in dread, my heart pounding in my chest as I stared at Damien, his body wrapped in bandages, clutches supporting his weight. Shock surged through me like an electric current, and worry instantly creased my brow.

"Damien... Damien what happened... "I opened my mouth to ask him what had happened, but his facial expression halted me in my tracks.

His eyes, once filled with warmth and adoration, were now tainted with disgust. It was as if he had caught me committing a terrible crime. That's when it hit me like a punch to the gut. He had seen. Damien had seen me and Alex, my lips locked with another man's. My stomach churned with guilt and regret, and I instinctively clutched at the torn fabric of my shirt, feeling as though it mirrored the broken pieces of my heart.

"I... Damien, I'm so sorry it's not what it looks like," I stammered, my voice trembling with genuine remorse. "It was a mistake. I never meant for it to happen."

He cut me off