il

my path, and the jolt I felt-akin to being hurled off

wasn't little at all. God! He di

ded to get a h

stammered, my words barely rising ab

the curve of his lips signaling he enjoyed m

ting my attention to the way his lips moved and the prominent veins on his neck-God! He even knew my name...

he were the real Damien because my thou

be the real

was a kid. Why would s

Damien's caretak

sly succeeded in sending shivers down my spine,

ou," Mom admitted, raising her hands in surrender. "I said twent

e shot

those times I lamented abo

fooling me. It was her fu

trying to suppress her laughter behi

s?" I asked in disbel

ible sibling over the 'little demon

ked the idea of having a little brother rather than t

ment, his gaze fixed on me, a few hair strands slipping from

de me question if she

eleven-year-old kid," Mom chuckled, exposing me to everyone, "You should've

t rushed t

"That wasn't fair, Madison.

ery move of his was majestic, so calm and collected as if he was a man that could never ever make a mistake, perfected to th

he call him

supposed to fuck

ssured. "That's just her.

ered, managing a small laugh, discreetly grabbing her hand

ve she should. After all, you're going to be my sister, and the fami

behaving as oddly as my racing heart, and un

already fu

idn't let me. They had power. Fuck, it wasn't just them-it was him as a who

more to add," Mom chuckled, reaching for the menu. "Let's ord

t I'm quite full. Had

Why did you do that?" Coby questioned, a frow

ien replied with a kind of sarcastic smile, taking a sip o

ay

was defini

ff. It left a tension hanging thick in th

before, haven't we? Th

ue, her tone overly cheerful. "He works all the time, he must h

really didn't expect that," Damien flash

seemed entirely disint

ss, but I didn't anticipate this level

ords, but she tried to hold it, si

ard my mom and his dad? Was he always like t

no need to behave like a cold-hearted jerk w

suit him better rather

ghout the entirety of the lunch. The tension hung thick, and his unwavering stare added an un

ng but otherworldly sinful elegance I should have