Chapter 56: The walls close in
Ciara's POV
I kept my chin up until I was out of his line of sight.
Damon's unwanted apology still hung in the air like smoke clinging to my clothes. I did not know why it hurt more to ignore him than to hear the words of his apology, but I did it anyway.
I recalled the look on his face when I treated him like a stranger and how hard it had been for him to utter those words.
I knew I had to hold myself together. I had to stay strong for myself at a time like this or I would fail.
Inaya walked me back to my room without speaking at all, and I was grateful for the silence. My pulse was still erratic, and my chest still felt tight.
Perhaps it was because of the evasiveness of Luna Eleanor or Damon’s earlier apology that still shook me, but I refused to le
