I froze. “His… what?”
Damien’s POV
It took some time to shake off Claire. At least she promised she wouldn’t call herself my Luna anymore, but I worried the damage had been done by now.
I needed to get to Amelia before word of Claire’s lies could reach her, but with a crowd this large, trying to find her was nearly impossible.
After a while though, as she made her way through the crowd at last, I spotted her near the far wall and made my way to her.
I was eager to speak to her, wanting to give her my congratulations as well as just exist in her orbit again. Being around her made me feel alive. When she was gone, everything felt so empty. Even now, across the room, my heart was starting to dance and my fingers felt less cold.
I was a corpse come to life, warmed by the presence of my
