Nothing Left To Save
"It can't be restored. Damon, dead people don't come back, and destroyed things don't return to what they were."
His lips moved, but no words came out.
Once, he could always force the world back into his rhythm. He was gentle, decent, patient in the way powerful men are patient, allowing me the occasional anger, allowing me to struggle a little inside his palm.
It had never occurred to him that one day I would walk out of that palm for good.
Commission men began clearing the room.
Selena's screams had faded, leaving only rain tapping against the glass.
Damon asked in a low voice, "Is the divorce part of the Commission ruling too?"