The hospital room was too white, too quiet, and too sterile to feel real. Damon stood motionless at the door, staring at the fragile figure lying on the bed. Juliette. Pale, unconscious, bruised but alive. That last word echoed in his mind like a prayer, again and again. She was alive.His breath left him in a shaky exhale as he approached every step heavy with guilt, fury, and grief. Machines beeped steadily, marking the rhythm of her heart, a beat that tethered him to sanity. A nurse exited quietly, giving him a soft nod of understanding. He barely noticed.“Juliette,” he whispered, his voice cracking as he sank into the chair beside her bed. He took her hand in his, brushing his thumb across her skin. It felt cold, too cold. “I’m so sorry”.The gunshot still echoed in his ears, the chaos, and the terror; the moment he thought he’d lost everything. And all because of the war he’d waged with Celeste. He had put Juliette in the crosshairs.But this time… this time, it had almost cost h
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