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Chapter 78: Resurfacing

Author: Anna Kendra
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-27 15:02:26

Damien’s P.O.V

For a moment, the world around me felt muted. The invitation in my hand seemed heavier than it had any right to be, the weight pressing into my palm as if it carried all the ghosts I’d tried to bury. Elijah. Gabriel. Their names might as well have been written in blood.

I stared at the card, my vision tunneling on the elegant, mocking script. *The Black Mirage. Grand Opening.* The words were etched in gold, but all I could see was red.

“Damien?” Stephan’s voice cut through the fog, tentative, cautious.

The sound jolted me, and I threw the card onto my desk as though it had burned me. The motion was sharp, almost violent, and the card fluttered for a moment before landing flat against the polished wood. I turned my back to Stephan, needing to hide the storm I knew was written all over my face.

I felt his hesitation behind me before he spoke. “Should I decline the invitation?”<

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I wish Castiel could tell Damien about Elijah before it's too late... He may not know the connection between them but the fact that Elijah was following Damien should have been a deciding factor and considering that Damien has a lot of enemies...otherwise Damien will feel betrayed once again
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