Chapter 114. Leaving Everything Behind

I opened my eyes slowly, the world still a blur around me. A shadow loomed overhead, and as my vision cleared, I saw Damien’s concerned face. He sat beside me, looking at me with worry.

Tears welled up in my eyes as he wrapped his arms around me, holding me close.

“It’s okay,” he whispered, his voice a soothing balm to my frazzled nerves.

I nodded weakly, my heart heavy with the weight of recent events. Damien’s embrace offered solace. I felt so much peace with him as I held on tightly.

“What happened?” I asked, confused about how I ended up on the bed.

“You fainted,” Damien said gently, his words punctuating the silence that enveloped us as the memory of what happened flashed through my mind.

Ava’s betrayal and my stress and disappointment in her must have exhausted m