Damien's been staring at the ceiling for over an hour.He retreats into his shell whenever he's going through something particularly difficult, I've noticed this about a hundred times. I don't know how to reach him and I'm not sure he wants me to. Gary's death got to him, I can't imagine what it must have been like for him to see his old friend dead on his desk, bleeding all over the place. The best thing I can do is give him space to digest this.I wish I could do something, anything to contribute, but I won't try to help. I don't want to get into more trouble and have him pay for my mistakes and my stubbornness. That has happened too many times already and I almost died. He could've died trying to save me, too.I want to talk to him, to hold him. My hands are itching to reach out to him, but he hasn't said a word since we walked inside this room and I don't know what to say to make him feel better. Maybe I'm being too needy.I shift and my wrist throbs. I can't change positions. Whe
Damien knows that he shouldn't have come alone.He has Howie with him, and Roger. A few others. They're outnumbered, though. What will he do if there's trouble? Every man he brought here with him will die and everything he fought for will go right down the drain. He glances at Howie, who gulps audibly. Why's he so fucking nervous? He's hiding something. There's something he isn't saying, and Damien realizes now that everything he said doesn't add up.He showed up earlier at the apartment with a message from one of his associates. Am urgent meeting concerning Juan Consuelos. Apparently, he did something and they needed to get together and discuss it. Sweat was trickling down the side of his face as he relayed the message, but Damien didn't make much of it. He didn't even think to question him. Why wasn't he called personally? Where was the messenger? Why were they meeting at the Den? No one ever goes there anymore. He never bothered to ask what Juan did.He should've asked. He really s
Damien watches a group of men gather around Sebastian.Once again, he's outnumbered. When Sebastian called him earlier offering to help him kill Juan, he was surprised. He never thought he'd receive that kind of call from a Brown. Despite their conflicts, he accepted the offer. Sebastian had a plan in mind and together they'd get rid of him, but that all went down the drain when Howie led them to this place. Now that he thinks of it, perhaps he overestimated Juan's capabilities. He shouldn't have sent that text to Sebastian giving him their location. He would have been able to deal with the matter himself.Now, Sebastian is here with all these men. He could easily overpower them. Juan's dead—Sebastian killed him—so their deal is sealed. He did his part, so there's nothing stopping him from killing Damien now.Sebastian looks up with a knowing smile. "You're a little pale, Damien. You look scared.""Do I?"He chuckles, but the sound lacks mirth. "You think I'm going to kill you, don't
Sebastian Brown killed Elizabeth's brother.I would never have guessed that, not in a million years. That he'd call Damien and offer his help, that he'd show up when Damien sent him that text. It's surreal. This whole thing started because of the animosity towards each other and in the end, they put their differences aside and worked together to get rid of Juan Consuelos.Even Ethan is speechless and he always has something to say."Well," Theo begins. "I'm glad that all worked out."There's more. He received news that Elizabeth's family are leaving Los Angeles. They've given up on their mission to kill Damien. Juan was the head of the entire operation and without him, nothing is the same.He's different. I couldn't help but notice that something happened to him. It's like killing Juan lifted his spirits. I'm not sure of how I can explain it. It's a good change. I've never seen this side of him, but I hope I'll see more of it. He kissed me before he left and my lips are still tingling
Damn.Devon wasn't expecting her to act like that. He knows he fucked up; he's the reason why she lost her baby, the reason she almost died. However, he tried to fix his mess, make everything right. Everyone deserves a second chance, right? If he's being honest, she wasn't being fair. She wasn't willing to listen to what he had to say. He couldn't even explain himself. He went through so much to get that address and she shunned him.She'll need him someday, he knows that. She's alone in this city and no one here is trustworthy. She'll regret her words. The sad part? He'll always be there for her. He won't ever abandon her. Despite everything she's done, he can't bring himself to act like she doesn't exist, like he doesn't care.He cares way too fucking much.That's his problem. It was so much easier not loving anyone. He wishes vehemently that he could go back to being a cold-hearted motherfucker. She thinks her life went downhill after she arrived? No, his life went to shit the minut
It's over.Damien couldn't quite believe his eyes when he received the encrypted letter from Herbert telling him that everyone wanted to get together and resolve this once and for all. He anticipated this, but he wasn't expecting it to happen so soon.Everything will go back to normal, he can't wait for that to happen. He can go back to managing his businesses, in fact he plans on moving back to The Lounge as soon as possible. He preferred it there, the only problem is he'll have to find a secretary to resume the normal duties. He might ask Penelope. All he knows is he isn't going to risk Amelia's life ever again. He put her in harm's way many times before.That can all be taken care of later.He agreed to meet them, he's anxious to put this behind him. These past months haven't been lucrative, but at least he got something valuable out of this fucked up mess."What's going on?" Ethan asks as he closes the door. "You're smiling like a creep."He slides the letter towards him. They've
Ethan can't believe that he's finally doing this.He checks the rear-view mirror for the tenth time in thirty minutes. He wants to make sure that he isn't being followed. He knows how Damien can be, especially when it concerns their safety. He didn't give any specifics and he's certain that his brother's trying to figure out what the hell is going on.He'll never guess, though.He grips the steering wheel and keeps his eyes in the road ahead. It's a long drive, but worth it. He needs to get everything off his chest in order to move on, there's no going around it. He's been living with this shit his entire life. He never felt wanted and that's something everyone around him—including Damien—takes for granted. Of course he wouldn't relate, he wasn't the one who grew up with Jasper for a fucking brother and those assholes for parents. He didn't know what it was like living with them, sensing how much they despised him but not knowing why.The truth is he'd always been comfortable at his u
"I already told you," Theo says once again. "I really have no idea where he is. He didn't tell me anything about leaving, I'm as surprised as you are."Damien runs his fingers through his hair. "Why would he leave without warning? No one has any idea of where he could've gone?""Why didn't you question him?" Theo asks."All he said was that he'd be back in a couple of days, he didn't say anything else. You know how he is."I watch them with my lips sealed shut. If they don't know about Ethan's whereabouts, I have no clue. I'm the last person in the world who'd know. It is strange, though. It's strange to me that he'd leave without telling anyone a thing, especially after everything they went through the last few weeks. He's unaccompanied too."His phone isn't off," Theo comments. "That's a good thing, right? He's just ignoring our calls. He spoke to Penelope and he told her he's fine. He didn't tell her anything, but he promised to explain later. Maybe we're just exaggerating."Damien