Chapter 20
Sage's POV
The bedroom door clicked shut behind Damien and for a moment, nobody moved.
The silence that followed felt wrong and heavy..... the kind that comes after a tornado rips through a town and everyone is still trying to figure out what remains standing.
Sage could hear her own breathing, the hum of the air conditioner, and Peaches scratching at the underside of the bed where all three cats had retreated.
Nobody spoke and not even Viktor, which surprised her. Her father usually had an opinion about everything. Apparently watching his daughter get slapped had temporarily robbed him of words. What a miracle.
Sage pressed her tongue against the inside of her cheek. The sting immediately reminded her that Damien's hand had been very real. Unfortunately, her life would'
