Chapter 147

Lyra

Morning came so fast. One second it was dark and quiet and I was curled up under Damon’s blanket trying to convince myself last night was just a dream, and the next thing I knew, reality hit me in the face like a truck going a hundred miles per hour.

Reality with a capital R. Reality with Damon’s entire family staring me down like I was the scandal of the century.

Because yes, somehow I ended up at the big dining table with all of them. His mother. His cousins. His aunt. His grandmother. And his twin brother and guess what? This dude was shirtless.

I have no idea what sin I committed in a past life to deserve this level of humiliation, but the universe was clearly not on my side.

And let me tell you, that twin was looking at me like he wanted to fuck me.

Oh my God.

I could feel his eyes on me the entire time, slow and heavy like a hand sliding down my spine, and it was doing things to my brain that were completely inappropriate f