Chapter 114

••• Damien’s POV ••• She fell asleep against me, her breath soft, her fingers curled in the fabric of my shirt like she was afraid I'd vanish. I didn’t move. Not because I couldn’t, but because I didn’t want to. I just wanted to stay there, grounded in her warmth, her scent, the feel of her in my arms. For so long, I’d held her like a dream I couldn’t touch. And now, she was mine. Not because of some deal, not because of our packs. But because she loved me. She said it, and she meant it. I could see it in her eyes. The love that I had always longed to see from her. The love I thought she would never have for me. But now I had it, and that changed everything. For the better. I lifted her up gently, going to our bedroom and placing her on the bed before taking her clothes off, wiping her body, and dressing her in one of her nightgowns. She stirred, murmured something I couldn’t make out, but didn’t wake when I kissed her forehead. Good. I needed the moment. I padded silently into the nex