POV: Sera
I knew what was happening before anyone said a word.
Damien was planning something. And he was leaving me out of it.
I stood by my window and watched the courtyard. Everything looked normal, but that was the problem. When danger is out in the open, you can see it. When Damien hides it from me, it becomes invisible, and that makes it a hundred times scarier.
I pressed my hand against the cool glass and tried to stay calm.
He was doing it again. He thought he was protecting me. It wasn't that he didn't trust me; it was something deeper than that. It was an instinct. Damien believed that loving someone means standing in front of the bullet. He thinks he has to keep you blind so you don't get scared, even if it means you can't see the person pulling the trigger.
I took a slow b
