After our conversation, I felt more comfortable sleeping away from Damian. I couldn't say I was mad at him, as this was my own fault. I was the one to bring up the conversation. But in truth, it was a conversation that needed to be had. We had just been intimate with one another and taken our relationship to another level. I mainly just wanted to make my intentions clear. If anything, I had thought that he would've asked me to move in with him permanently. I just didn't want our relationship to be defined by my assault. I wanted us to get to each pillar for our own reasons. Not because we felt a duty to do so. I woke up the next morning feeling like a new person. Memories of last night flashed through my mind, instantly making me want to get closer to Damian. Yesterday was sheer perfection. I turned around in the bed and saw that he was still fast asleep. I curled up beside him, watching him sleep. He looked relaxed. It had been a while since I'd seen him like this. I l

As I suspected, Damian was nowhere in sight by the time I got to the airport. I had tried phoning him and sending him texts. However, they remained unread. Eventually, I saw that he had blocked me from contacting him again. I even tried contacting Zane, knowing that he was in New York, and could hopefully talk to him to make him understand."Hello? Haley? Is everything all right?" Zane asked, answering the phone."No." I replied. His question was the tipping point for me. I knew it was a basic question, but everything became so real. This was really happening. Damian broke up with me. Tears began to fall down my face as I realized that I may never get Damian back in my life again."Haley? Are you still there? What's going on?" Zane asked worriedly."It's Damian. He left..." Was all I could get out."What? What do you mean he's gone?" Zane asked, confused."He saw me with my ex-boyfriend and presumed the worst." I explained. "Sor

...Damian POV...I couldn't believe it. I didn't want to believe it. Mostly because if what Zane was saying was true, then that made far worse than any monster in this world. She was assaulted, and instead of helping her, I only made her hurt worse. Look at how I reacted after seeing her with someone else. They weren't even intimate. Just kissing. I did far worse than I had believed she had done to me. When I met Bianca or Breanna, or whatever the hell her name was on the plane, a plan had come to mind. I knew Haley would come searching for me, so I wanted to make her hurt the way she had done to me. I was a monster.Now that I began to see reason, details of the event started to stand out in my mind. I had her yelling at him, calling him a b*stard and yelling at him to get away from her. I could hear Haley screaming at me, hoping to get my attention. I could hear her words so clearly, it was as though she was here right now. "NO! Damian! It's

The preparations for the wedding went by smoothly. Zane and Jessica had wanted a small and intimate gathering. Zane and Jessica invited just close friends and family. Including Haley's parents. Haley's parents were good friends with Jessica's parents. Both families were connected as if they were one. Jessica assured me, though, that there would be no bad blood between me and Haley's parents. I wouldn't have blamed them if there was. I was, after all, the reason why they were no longer in contact with their only daughter. Finally, the big day had arrived. I was so happy for both my brother and for Jessica. Spending time with them only proved how perfect they were for one another. They were both big powerhouses, but neither put the other down. They only helped to achieve their dreams. With Jessica's help, we had gotten rid of the Cobra problem. She had managed to make sure each member was locked up. I was thankful we had her on our side cause ever since what happened in P

"I know it's both too late and doesn't mean much. But I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I did. You deserve better than me, but me being the selfish person I am, I don't want to give you up. I will never stop loving you. I tried, but it never worked. You're the only one for me, and I don't care what you need me to do to prove that I truly mean that with all my heart." Damian spoke, letting me cry into his chest. He held his arms tight around me as if at any moment I would break if he let go. I didn't know what to say or do. He'd said everything I'd dreamed he'd say to me. I desperately wanted to say yes. So that I would take him back, and we could continue where we left off. However, what he didn't realize, was that my life had become far too complicated for that to be an option."It would be better if you forgot me." I said. Unable to look him in the eyes. Instead saying it to the ground. I knew if I looked into his perfect ocean blue eyes, he would have me swo