Winter’s POV
After Damien had left the room I had to wake up, I couldn’t stand to see him in so much pain knowing I had the key and the power to put us both out of our misery. The last straw for me was when he started crying and blaming himself for something that was definitely not his fault. I chose to stay in this state so that I could bond us to Damien but I realized that Scarlet and I needed this more. While I was sleeping (I say sleeping because I was awake the whole time and only slept when I was tired of pretending to be unconscious) I realize just how me and Scarlet were worlds apart. So we both agreed to take that time to build our relationship because I explained to her that in order for our union with Damien to work she would have to love herself first and she agreed. But I did
