Amelia’s POV
My cheeks burned hot like they had suddenly caught fire.
The girls were looking between me and Damien so earnestly, so brightly, like all of their hopes and dreams were hanging in their eyes, the truth of their hearts revealed.
I hated to disappoint them, and I also didn’t really want to tell them the truth of why I was here. To my knowledge, they didn’t have a relationship with their aunt Sienna, but even so, to know someone had tried to kill me would be frightening for girls so young.
“It’s not like that,” Damien said, after a moment. He coughed into his hand, not looking at me at all. “She’s just having some trouble at home, and we all decided it would be better for her to stay with us for a while.”
The girls both gave their father suspicious looks. It was clear they d
