Damian's POV

I had always been a very patient man. Not in the peaceful sense of the word, but in the dangerous one.

Patient like a hunter, standing perfectly still in the woods, waiting for his prey to make one wrong move before striking.

But patience didn't mean calm.

And as I walked down the steps of Stella's porch, every muscle in my body vibrated with what she had just denied me. With those eyes of hers, trying to look confident while trembling underneath.

I knew Harper.

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