DAMIEN'S POV
The legal team worked all weekend. By Monday morning, they had an injunction blocking the interview from airing. Victoria's lawyer called, furious.
"This is censorship. My client has a right to speak."
"Your client is making defamatory claims," our lawyer responded. "If the interview airs, we'll sue for everything she has."
They backed down. The interview was pulled.
But Victoria wasn't done.
Tuesday morning, a tabloid ran a story anyway. "Hartley Heir's Amnesia Love Triangle—Ex-Wife Returns as Memory Fades." They'd gotten details from somewhere. Our timeline, the divorce, my accident. Nothing technically defamatory, just invasive.
Elara called me, her voice tight. "Have you seen it?"
"I'm reading it now."
"They're making me sound like a vulture. Like I swooped in whe
