Damien's POV At the first light, Eva and I crawled through the narrow tunnel, silent and tense. I could feel the awkwardness between us, a wall that had risen the moment she chose not to stay last evening. Her imaginary fair world was not achievable, yet she was choosing her fantasy and the Blacks over her real lineage. Even after learning the full truth about the Nightshade pack and their involvement in her lineage's failure, she was on her way back to them. How could she even ignore how her family had been burned to death by them? Was Kai that important to her? More than her purpose, her wolf? It stung. I thought she would understand now that she was the breaker of the curse. I thought she had finally understood the bigger cause which has led to this change. I thought she was ready fo