Chapter 55

Damien's POV I thought she was dead. I recognized her the moment she appeared, she looked exactly like Maya. The resemblance was uncanny. After Ciara disappeared, Jace assured us she was gone for good. We all believed he had killed her, and that was why she never came back. My father spent years worrying she might return, but once fifteen years passed without a trace, we were certain she was dead. So when Maya turned eighteen and didn’t phase, all hell broke loose. Beta Jace withdrew his support from his own daughter. Once that became public, the last few months of school were unbearable for her. She only made it through because her younger sisters stepped in and carried the weight she could no longer bear. It’s been over twenty years, and I never once expected her mother to come back. Things got a little better for Maya after she graduated. Like the rest of us, she had to work to keep the pack running smoothly. But Kayla’s hostility only intensified. Every month, without fail, she mad