DAMIEN’S POV
I had always watched from a distance, never dared to come close. I preferred the shadows because it worked best for me.
It was better to be quiet. It was best not to speak. It was most important that I kept to myself, because that was the only way I could guarantee safety.
Safety of myself and everything I cared for.
I couldn’t be reckless, I couldn’t be careless, I couldn’t make a wrong move. I had to thread lightly, I had to think before I took every step or made any move.
I couldn’t make a mistake, there was too much on the line.
Having to live behind rumors that barely did any justice to whom I really was.
Rumors.
Those rumors were half the truth. If only they knew, if only they had a glimpse of what I was capable.
I was forced to be like this. I didn’t want
