Damien’s POV
Amelia’s words struck me down to my core. This doesn’t change anything. We had just made some of the most passionate love that we ever had, but she was willing to overlook that, to forget it, to throw it all away to maintain this distance between us.
It took time for me to calm down and accept it, to remember that this was a just punishment for all of the terrible things I had done, the lies and the rest.
I so easily fell into her and the way things had been. My feelings for her so easily overwhelmed me. Too quickly, I forgot that things between us were not perfect and that maybe they never would be again.
“We should get back,” Amelia said. Looking around, she blushed slightly, perhaps remembering the things we did. I could still taste her on my tongue, still scent her in
