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Damon

"Pulling myself away from Isabella was one of the hardest things I found myself having to do. But that idiot called Roman…" I said as I squeezed the covers tightly.

"It's okay," Isabella said as she lifted my face to hers. "He'll come back, right? We planned that he was going to come back. And now that he's back, we only need to go through the motions of execution."

"But I don't think he's alone," I protested.

Isabella smiled, giving me some sort of hope, but I knew I'd be fine if I was away from her.

"He's not alone," Isabella said. "He has supporters and allies. It was one of the possibilities I told you about yesterday."

"Great, but yes. Roman has close to an army with him and he has allies. Good, so go. Hurry, if you don't go now, they'll gather more and it'll be harder for you later."

With a push on my chest, I eventually forced myself out of bed. Just minutes later, and after several kisses from Isabella, I was dressed in all black with my mask in my hand. I walked towards