Damian learned that love was not something to prove through traps. Love was consistency. Love was respect. Love was the refusal to weaponize someone’s heart.
For a moment Sophie froze, the color draining from her face. Then she moved, fast, dropping to her knees beside Damian as if gravity had suddenly changed. “Mr. Cole?” Her voice cracked. “Sir… Damian?” The use of his first name startled him. Sophie almost never used it. But this time it escaped her like…
