DAMIEN’S POV I stood in Olivia’s room, the air thick with her fading sobs, my boots planted firm on the hardwood, my hands flexing at my sides. Her screams still echoed in my skull, sharp and wild, pulling us from downstairs where we’d been dissecting Daiki’s survival. She clung to Lucien now, her arms tight around his neck, her face buried in his chest, her dark hair spilling over his shoulder. His hands smoothed her back, his voice a low murmur, calming her, and my chest tightened, a hot twist of jealousy coiling deep. She’d chosen him again, her body seeking his comfort, not mine, and it stung, raw and bitter.Lucien glanced at me, his green eyes steady, his jaw set. “I’ll stay with her,” he said, his voice quiet, his arms still cradling her as she slumped, exhaustion claiming her. “She might wake up screaming again—better if I’m here.”I nodded, slow, my throat dry, my gaze lingering on her—her tear-streaked face, her trembling hands, all tucked against him. “Yeah,” I muttered,
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