Chapter 201

Sienna

I stood at the edge of the clearing, my arms wrapped around myself, trying to hold it together, not for me, but for him.

He did not want to admit it, but he needed me to stand strong. He needed me to show him that it was okay to stand strong despite this pain. And if I weakened now, then it would give him a chance to do so too.

To say I was scared would not be a lie. I was afraid of everything we were facing, and I did not understand how we would be able to deal with it. I did not understand how hard it would be for us to cope with all of this at once.

Damon’s voice still rang in my ears. Steady. Strong. But I could hear the ache under it, the grief that clung to each word. The fire he spoke with wasn’t just fury; it was heartbreak. It was the sound of a man who had been torn open and was trying to stitch hi