Chapter 18

*AURORA* A week rolled by. I didn’t see or hear from Damon after that phone…sex. He didn’t call me and I tried to convince myself that it was for the best. Getting involved with him wouldn’t be healthy for me, anyway. I didn’t also hear from Lucien either. He didn’t come home since that night. I wasn’t bothered but his family was, especially his mother who kept trying to reach him but he wouldn’t pick her calls. He finally came home one night and Alma was furious at him. We were having dinner when he walked in. “You really want to be disowned, don’t you?!”She thundered. “Shouldn’t you ask me why I haven’t been home first before threatening me?!”He shot at her. “I should ask you why? Everyone knows why! You were with that…” “I was at the company. I’ve been working overtime, do you think it’s easy adapting? I have no prior experience and if I let this family down, you all would still be the ones to berate my ass. I have to get familiar with the company’s business.” Jorge then spoke.”Oh,