Chapter Twenty seven

Hope.

“You should not be out here.” Damian’s voice startled me even as his hands closed around my shoulders, spinning me around to face him. Anger glinted in his eyes, and displeasure tightened his jaw.

“How did you find me so quickly?” I asked, refusing to apologize for my flight.

“I have known where you were as soon as you left the house,” he said calmly.

At my confused expression, he said, “I have security posted all over the island. I was notified the moment you stepped onto the patio. You have been closely watched ever since.”

My mouth turned down into a frown even as i looked around, trying to ferret out the security he mentioned.

“You were not to navigate the stairs alone, and you should not come outside in the darkness unless I am with you.”

“You could hardly accompany me anywhere, glued as you were to your personal assistant,” i said dryly. I wanted to be flip and sound like I couldn’t care less, but hurt registered in my voice, and i clenched my fingers together.

“I