Chapter 29

DAMIAN

I rang the doorbell, and my cousin Maya answered the door. She must have been in her mid-twenties by now. It had been a few years since I'd seen her, but she hadn't changed much, with her dark hair and honey-colored eyes. She had always been very discreet, just like Aunt Helene. Maya was the younger of two children. Simon, my other cousin, was older than me.

"Damian!" She hugged me. "God! H