A Difficult Sacrifice

Damien's POV.

"Why do you look so surprised? Did you think that I would never find her?" My Dad asked, letting out another wicked laugh. "Your men might work for you but there's nothing they do that isn't reported to me,"

"Dad, tell your men to leave Elise alone!" I raised my voice, furiously.

"Why should I do that? Why won't I punish her for her evil deeds?" My dad thundered.

"But my name has been cleared and things are getting back to normal. I'm recovering all my losses and I think she's the one that sent that evidence of Nicola's treachery to me. She discovered her mistakes and she rectified them, doesn't that count as well," I reminded him.

"No, it doesn't count. She would have done the right thing from the beginning, which was to stay away from you. She almost sent you to jail without any remorse, so I'm going to send her to a land of no return, without feeling an iota of remorse either,"

I had never seen my father looking this angry before and once he was hotheaded, it wa