He Thought We Would Always Wait
After Damian abandoned Noah and me for Sofia and Luca yet again, we finally learned to stop asking.
He took them to family dinners and interviews, even let Luca sit in the seat that had always belonged to Noah. I stopped arguing. So did Noah.
He gave the gold pistol that marked Noah as his heir to Luca as a birthday gift, and Noah simply nodded obediently and wished Luca a happy birthday.
Three days later, Noah fell down the stairs and struck his head against a step. He lost consciousness and was taken to the hospital with a mild concussion.
Damian arrived after I had already spent the night outside the emergency room.
“Elena, why didn’t you call me? I’m Noah’s father too.”
“It’s nothing ser