Chapter 336
Damien
"...illogical behavior. You're risking the campaign. I expect better from you."
My father's voice drones on, a familiar litany of disappointment and demand.
He's been at it for twenty minutes—since the moment I walked through the door, since he saw the hospital visitor's pass still in my pocket.
I stand in his study, hands clasped behind my back, and let the words wash over me.
"...the press is already speculating. Your name, attached to that Omega, again. After everything we've done to contain—"
I love him.
The thought cuts through the noise, clear and sharp.
I love him.
I've known it for months—maybe longer. Since the first time I saw him in that hospital hallway, since he crashed into me and looked up with those green eyes. Since the first night he let me hold him, since the first time I woke up with him in my arms.
"...if you can't control yourself, Damien, then perhaps you're not ready for the responsibility of—"
I love him.
