Chapter 58: The Family Fracture The car ride back from the Hamptons was heavy with silence broken only by the occasional flash of passing streetlights. Damien kept one hand on my thigh, steady and possessive, while I stared out the window, replaying the night in my head. Damien’s public introduction using the microphone. The stunned murmurs from the crowd. The aggressive questions from the media swarm as we tried to reach the car. The way I had looked straight into the cameras and said, “I regret nothing.” It had felt empowering in the moment. Now, in the quiet aftermath, the weight of it all pressed down on me like a physical force. My phone sat heavy in my lap. I had ignored it for hours, but the notifications kept piling up. Among them were multiple missed calls from my father, Lila, and Ethan. I couldn
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