Damien’s POV
“No,” I said flatly. Because that didn’t seem like enough, I continued, “Under no circumstances are you to come here, do you understand? Absolutely not.”
“So you will bring Stacy to me?” she asked without missing a beat, making me realize my mistake far too late. “Good. I will be expecting you as soon as possible.”
“I never agreed to that,” I said.
“Well, if I can’t go there, then you have to come to me,” Claire said. “It’s really as simple as that.”
Nothing about this was simple.
“Stacy has to agree,” I said, and that was the hill I would die on. I would never take my daughter anywhere against her will – except for school and the dentist. But as a parent, it was my job to know and provide what was best for her. Seeing Claire was not on that list.
“Fine,” Claire said b
