The last thing Damien wanted was for this to happen—now, of all times. Okay, maybe he hadn’t cared about Gwen finding out the truth, but he also hadn’t expected her to throw this much of a tantrum. And certainly not in front of him.His jaw tightened as he stared at the man who had just stepped out of the car, looking entirely too pleased with himself. Alaric. Of all the moments he could have chosen to appear, it had to be this one.Damien could already see it—the smug amusement, the quiet observation, the way his brother’s mind would catalog every single detail of this scene and store it away for future use. Leverage. Something he could use against him. His brother thrived on finding people’s weaknesses and using them against them. He’d even done it to his own son.And Gwen, unfortunately, was making everything worse. “Pay attention to me when I’m talking to you!” she snapped, her voice cutting sharply through the tense air. It was the sheer level of disrespect that made fury burn in
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