Facing the Inevitable

Damien's POV

"Not that. I don't expect you to smile or dance, but not like this. It's not like she has control over life and death. If she had, she would have chosen to stay with you."

"Don't tell me that," she groans. "You heard her. She made her choice, and she chose to go to my late father." Her voice cracks.

"She resented him so much for leaving early, yet she's about to do the same thing to m