I barely remember getting out of the car. The exhaustion is bone-deep, clinging to me like a second skin. Damon doesn't rush me. He doesn't speak, either. He just walks beside me, steady, quiet.As we step inside, I register the grand entryway in passing—dark marble floors, a glittering chandelier overhead, the scent of something rich and expensive lingering in the air. It's suffocating.By the time we reach a bedroom—large, minimally decorated, with sheets that look absurdly soft—I'm already shutting down. "You need to sleep," Damon says. It's not a suggestion.I should fight, should argue, but when I feel the bed dip beneath me, everything else fades. My eyes close before I can even think about how dangerous it is to fall asleep in Damon Baas' home.I wake up to sunlight streaming through the curtains. For a moment, disoriented and groggy, I forget where I am. Then I see the room—its clean, calculated perfection—and it all comes back. Damon. Last night. The sheer exhaustion that kno
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