Amelia’s POV
Damien left in such a rush, that I was a little dizzy. But the no he had given before his departure had been as definitive as ever. I’m not sure I could have argued it even if he had stayed.
Mom touched my shoulder. “I’m sorry, dear. Men can be stubborn sometimes.”
I lowered my head, feeling defeated. I had thought that my winning the tournament would have been what finally changed his mind about me, to help him see me as an asset and not a liability.
I’d been mistaken.
But if this hadn’t been the thing to convince him, then I didn’t know what would. I felt like I had lost this fight. Not just my aspiration to fight in the battle, but my place in this family itself.
If Damien couldn’t see me as his equal, could I really be his Luna?
I was never meant to just quietly si
