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Damien's POV

Kiara missed her check-in call. I called her again and again before I finally deduced that there were two options. Either she wasn't with her phone or she didn't want to talk to me.

Both options drove me to distraction. We had been fine before she left. Better than fine in fact. I was still angry that she had left without waking me up first. Perhaps she had known that I would never have let her leave. I had already started contemplating going to Dorian's to bring her home more than just once now and I was tilting towards that direction.

The vision could go to hell for all that I cared. I would keep Kiara here with me by any method necessary.

I know the only reason she has been bothered going there after how much we had connected was because she felt bound to the promise that she had made to Dorian.

No matter, I would break that promise. I stepped into my room only to see Keturah on my bed with nothing on. Goddess, it was too soon for this could I not get even a moment o