CHAPTER 182 – THE CHOICE THEY CANNOT AVOIDDamon did not blink. The phone stayed in his hand like it had turned into something heavier than metal. I watched the muscles in his jaw move once, then again, like he was trying to hold back a fire rising fast inside him.He spoke first.“We are moving.”The tone was flat, steady, too controlled. That was how I knew he was close to losing control.I stepped closer. “We need to think.”He gave a low breath, not annoyed, but desperate. “Ella, there is nothing to think about. He crossed a line.”“He wants you to run straight to him,” I said. “That message was crafted to push you. He wants a reaction, not a plan.”Damon lifted his eyes to me. I could see the war in them. Anger pulled him forward. Fear held him back. Love kept him steady in the middle.“He threatened you,” he said. “I cannot sit still after that.”“You are not sitting still,” I said. “You are choosing how we step into this. There is a difference.”His breath slowed. His shoulders
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