Chapter 19
Damien slipped both hands into the pockets of his jeans and looked around the room as though he owned it.
Maybe in his mind, he did. His gaze eventually returned to Sage.
Damien was the first to break it.
"You've lost weight," he said calmly as he studied her face.
Sage folded her arms tighter.
"I've also gained common sense. Funny how life works."
Damien chuckled as if she'd made a joke.The sound made her stomach turn. For years, she'd learned to fear that laugh.
People thought anger was dangerous.
It wasn't.
Anger was honest. The calm version of Damien was always worse.
He walked farther into the room, stopping beside the dresser.
"You know," he said casually, picking up a framed photo of Sage and her cats, "...when you disappeared, I spent a lot of money looking f
