CHAPTER 45
DAMON:
It felt like the words floated into my ears and then past them. Everything in me stilled as I stood there frozen, numb, unable to fathom what she'd just said.
"What...what child? What are you talking about?" I asked, trying to get my bearings.
They both stood there. Still, watching me. Marcus was staring at Kimberly, looking somewhat disappointed and in disbelief.
The words echoed in my head again and again. A…child. A child. A child!?
I couldn’t process it.
"I believe I didn’t stutter, Damon. Why don’t you go find out for yourself? I believe it’s her birthday today... right, Marcus?"
The color drained from my face.
Marcus was already seething. It was clear this was something they’d known for a while—and deliberately kept from me.
My vision blurred as I stood t
