CHAPTER 131: ARIANA THE GREAT

DAMIEN’S POV:

“You never told me you could transform,” I said to Ariana, and she shrugged. We sat together on the shore, building sandcastles. Last night, neither Rosaline nor I wanted to leave her alone, so Rosaline and Ariana slept on the bed while I took the chair. I held on to the gun that bitch dropped in case we had any more surprise visits.

This morning, I felt a tap on my knee and saw that it was Ariana. The first thing she wanted was to build sandcastles with me. How could I possibly decline? She had not said a word to me, and I really wanted her to. Last night, I can only imagine how confused she was by how much pain she was feeling. I expected her to say something, but she did not. She just sat on the sand beside me, focused on building her castles.

I would be lying if I said I was not worried. The least I could do was try to make some sort of small talk.

“I did not think it was important,” she said, and I frowned. I dropped the bucket in my hands, and she met my eyes.

“Of