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Chapter 21: Just Before The 'Rest In Peace.'

Author: Ella Spencer
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-12 22:49:59

Damien's POV

The rain outside had stopped hours ago, but the wind was still tapping gently against the glass. I stood there, shirt unbuttoned halfway, eyes fixed on the flickering streetlights below. The night was silent, too silent for comfort.

Somewhere between the hum of the air conditioner and the faint ticking of the clock, guilt crept in. I hated that feeling. That small tug in my chest that whispered you were too harsh.

But I shook it off. I wasn’t Ethan. I didn’t do gentle. I didn’t sugarcoat a woman just to get under her thighs. I didn’t comfort women just because they cried.

I turned from the window, rubbing the back of my neck, when I heard her voice.

“Damien,” she said...quick, tense, almost breathless. “We’re in trouble.”

I frowned. “What now?”

She took a few steps closer, her hair loose now, falling in messy curls over her face. “Can you, for once, not be an asshole? Just listen to me and do everything I say.”

I raised a brow. “That sounds like the start of one of your
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