Chapter 40

Damon's POV

I never expected to let Dixon take over me like that in terms of animalistic urges. But those hands of hers and that mouth. She pushed me until I lost control.

That bubble bath was some much needed aftercare that we both needed. We've come a long way since that first day in brought her to her new home.

I think about how she was then compared to now. She was still a bit timid, but it was that time after Lancaster took her that I started to realize the difference.

I still don't know the exact details of what happened to her or what was said, but it changed her. She's more sure of herself, despite finding out some dark truths of her and her father's past.

I finish buttoning my sleeves and pull my wet hair into a low bun to keep the dampness off my neck and shoulders. I turn and look around and don't see Leena anywhere.

"Leena? Mate? You okay? You ready?"

I hear stumbling around in the bathroom and then a thud. "I'm okay!" I hear her call out.

I rush into the bathroom t