The past week had been excruciatingly painful. Damon would have chosen torture instead of being without her. Just the idea of not being able to see her, touch her, was driving him wild. The distance they had created was beginning to spark a black hole within him. He kept thinking about her laugh, her smile, and her beautiful honey eyes, looking up at him. Distractions had helped for a while, just to keep the thoughts at bay. He met up with his sister Lana for lunch that week and she instantly knew something was wrong with him. She had never seen him so unhappy. He looked like an abandoned puppy.
He told her about Aleja, and she had a smile on her face the entire time. She could not believe the way Damon's face lit up when he talked about Aleja. She knew her brother was too stubborn to adm
