Damon's POV
Aria sighed. "He knows the truth about Elona."
Noah's eyes narrowed. I looked at him. Every emotion I'd been holding back suddenly found a target. "You."
He frowned. "What about me?"
I took one slow step toward him. "You knew Elona was my daughter?"
"Yes, I did."
"Yet you helped her hide her and even pretended as though she were yours."
"I protected them."
"You stole five years from me!"
"I protected the people you hurt."
Rhein snarled furiously. He's always between us. Always.
I pointed at Noah. "Every time I got close to Aria... you were there. When I tried to understand what happened... you interfered. When Elona needed a father... you stood in my place."
Noah's eyes flashed dangerously. "I stood where you abandoned them."
The words exploded inside me. I swung f
