---- Perhaps it was pity.
Perhaps it was the faint flicker of his consciencewhat little of it remained.
Or perhaps it was the undeniable truth he''d learned long ago: Strength wasnt just about fighting the battles outside.
It was about surviving the ones within.
And as he watched her wrestle with her demons, he couldn''t help but see a reflection of his own.
---- Chapter 434 An hour passed.
The forest had settled into an eerie stillness, broken only by the faint rustle of leaves and the asional chirp of an unseen bird.
Damien sat there, leaning against the tree , his one knee raised and forearm resting on it.
His eyes flicker to the woman who was breathing steadily now.
She was better now.
She had stopped hugging the tree bark now and was nkly staring at her fumbling hands.
Leaning back on the tree opposite him.
Their eyes sh a couple of times but neither said anything.
She was too embarrassed to speak.
While he was regretting his earlier actions of lining the knife along her neck and threatening her.
She wasnt the enemy here.
---- ughtering those monsters day and night had indeed made him forget how to be civil.
He was loosing his touch to humanity.
Something which seemed to be overflowing from her.
You didn''t leave? She finally breaks the ice.
And he closes his eyes to ignore her words.
Resisting the urge to speak.
What could he possibly say? That he didnt meant to be mad at her and trigger her panic attack.
That he regretted his actions and that''s why he couldn''t leave her to die here? Thank you, Alexia murmured, not bothered by his.
silence, he was listening.
She knew.
And that was enough.
She could live another day without his wee.
Ile finally seals open his eyes to nce at herzily, he still said nothing, his expression unreadable.
She turned to face him, brushing strands of hair from her face.
A feeble attempt to not look hideous in front of the Adonis of man leaning against a tree bark in front of him.
Glowing under the arriving sun rays.
---- You didn''t have to help me after I spoke all that mindless shit ....but you did.
I...
I''m grateful.
Damien exhaled, his gaze fixed on the horizon.
[ didnt do it for you.
I just didnt want another problem on my hands.
Alex tilted her head, a small smile tugging at her lips despite the sting of his words Well, whatever your reason, it meant something to me.
He didn''t respond, his posture rigid, every line of his body screaming difort.And then picking up his jacket, he walks towards her and throws it on her.
She catches it mid air.
Her hazel eyes look between the leather and him in confusion.
A littlepensation for tearing your...
rugged shirt.
Don''t bother to return.
I dont wear used clothes.
Her fingers grip the jacket and she could literally smell his spicy scent mixed in it.
She looks down and.