Chapter 689

Isabella’s POV

I opened my mouth, searching for words, wanting to explain, wanting to apologize, wanting to make it right. But nothing came out. 

There was nothing I could say. Nothing that would make this better. Nothing that would fix what I had broken.

Damien took another step back, his eyes cold, his face pale, his body trembling as he stared at me, his lips curling into a sneer. 

“You can hit me all you want, Isabella. You can hurt me, you can scream at me, you can lie to me. But you can’t change the truth. You killed my mother. You ruined my life. You destroyed everything.”

I shook my head, tears streaming down my face, my body trembling, my heart breaking as his words pierced through me, as his pain washed over me, as his anger tore me apart. 

“Damien, please... I... I never wanted to... I never meant to...”

“Stop lying!” he shouted, his voice breaking, his body shaking as tears poured down his face, hi