Reunited with family

Aimee’s P.O.V

My heart skipped a beat and like a deer caught in headlights, I jumped apart from Damien, suddenly feeling guilty as if I was doing something I shouldn’t. Which I wasn’t! We were having a conversation, nothing more, despite the way our proximity might have hinted at something else.

“Think about what I told you.” I threw at Damien before hightailing it toward Ella who still had that strange smile on.

“What was that all about?” she mused softly as I reached her.

Swallowing the lump in my throat, I glanced over my shoulders, not surprised to find Damien gone. “Nancy threw the hot tea on me and it blistered my skin.”

Her eyes widened in alarm as she looked all over me to find the burn which was odd because it was glaring that my chest was red. Anyway, the concern on her face deepened when she seemed to see it. “Shit, That's awful! That bitch! Did you do anything to her? Why would she throw something that hot at you?”

I shrugged, my anger subdued. “Jealousy? It doesn’t hurt a