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Chapter 19

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Damion sat stiffly in the backseat of the car, his fists clenched tightly on his lap. His hair, usually neatly styled, was disheveled, a testament to his frustration. He had left the café in a rush, his chest tight with an anger he couldn’t explain.

His knuckles still ached from the punch he had thrown at the seat in front of him earlier, but the physical pain paled in comparison to the storm raging inside him.

“Sir?” the driver asked hesitantly, glancing at him in the rearview mirror.

Damion sighed, wiping at his lips with the back of his hand as though to rid himself of the lingering taste of alcohol. His sharp gray eyes focused out the window, where the café lights spilled into the dark street.

“Where to, sir?” the driver asked again.

Before Damion could answer, his phone buzzed, the screen lighting up with a text.

Elena: Where are you? I have a surprise for you. Come over.

Damion stared at the message for a moment before exhaling sharply. “Take me to Elena’s house,” he said curtly
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