Chapter 12
Sage's POV
The silence after her final condition felt endless. "You don't touch me." Sage held Damien's gaze as she spoke, refusing to look away.
For the first time since he'd appeared at the airport, his mask cracked. Not completely. Just enough. The charming smile vanished. The warmth disappeared from his eyes. Something colder emerged beneath it..... something that had haunted her nightmares for years.
Damien took a step forward. The movement was small and controlled but Sage immediately stiffened. She knew that look. She knew exactly what came after it.
"That's not happening." His voice remained calm. The kind of calm that came right before violence. Several travelers passing nearby slowed down.
A mother pushing a stroller glanced over curiously. Two businessmen st
