Chapter 76 - Seventy Five

Chapter 76: Chapter Seventy Five

The master bedroom was still and silent. The silver moonlight had faded, replaced by the deep blue of the pre-dawn hours.

Damon lay on the floorboards next to the bed. He had been staring at the stone wall for hours. His back ached from the lack of a mattress, and the single pillow now felt like rock under his head. Every time he closed his eyes, he heard Camilla’s mocking thoughts about his "broken sword." Every time he tried to sleep, he remembered the heat of her body pressed against his chest when they fell.

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