Stella's POV

I woke up slowly, with the strange feeling that something was off. I reached for the space beside me and felt only cold sheets.

My heart jumped for a second.

After last night, I had expected to find Damian there, still asleep, maybe with his arm draped over me.

But he wasn't.

I reminded myself that he didn't live here. Maybe he'd gone to check on Sophie. We hadn't even talked about her last night.

Did that make me a terrible person?

I sighed and forced myself out of be