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When the light filled the room, Damian took in the bruises covering Scarlett\u2019s body at a glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face, arms, neck\u2013everywhere\u2013were marked with injuries in various stages of fading.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian stood frozen, speechless for a long moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Scarlett raised a bruised hand to switch the light back off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But before she could reach it, Damian gently caught her wrist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fingers trembled slightly. \u201cWho did this to you?\u201d he asked, his voice unsteady.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett turned her face away. \u201cIt\u2019s no one. It\u2019s none of your concern.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Growing agitated, Damian stood. \u201cThen I\u2019ll go ask Vincent. I\u2019m sure he knows.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that, Scarlett quickly relented. \u201cIt was Amanda. And Naomi.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing those names, Damian stiffened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He lowered his voice. \u201cWhen did this happen?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s nose stung. When she answered, her voice was thick with tears. \u201cThe\u2026 The night before last.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she spoke, tears traced down her cheeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her cry broke something inside Damian\u2013but it also stirred a deep, cold anger. \u201cIf I hadn\u2019t come tonight, were you ever going to tell me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett pressed her lips together and didn\u2019t answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cScarlett,\u201d he pressed, louder now. \u201cAnswer me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She kept her face turned away. \u201cI don\u2019t owe you an explanation. You don\u2019t need to know everything about me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though her words were cold, her own heart felt damp and heavy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing her response, Damian reached for her arm again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the moment his hand brushed her skin, she flinched with a pained grimace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Alarmed, he carefully took her hand instead. Looking down at the bruises along her forearm, his eyes reddened instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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anger dissolved into aching sorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He held her hand, studying the marks, and tears fell from his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett initially tried to pull away. But seeing Damian cry made her heart twist unexpectedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He held her hand gently. \u201cYou should rest. I\u2019ll stay with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett said nothing more, just watched his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though he tried to hide it, she saw the tears\u2013and the raw pain and worry in his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet she couldn\u2019t make sense of it, part of her still doubting his sincerity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian turned off the light and quietly coaxed her to sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the dim room, what Scarlett didn\u2019t see was the silent tears that continued to streak his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was very late, and exhaustion soon pulled Scarlett under.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Within minutes, she was asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian sat beside the bed, seemingly dazed, his gaze fixed on her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every bruise on her body felt like a needle piercing him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once she was deeply asleep, he carefully tucked the blanket around her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After watching her for a long while, he leaned down, kissed her forehead, and slipped quietly\u00a0<\/p>\n
out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside, he found Claire waiting in the hallway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After steadying himself, Damian said to her, \u201cPlease stay with her a while longer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire looked confused. \u201cWhere are you going?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He thought for a moment. \u201cNowhere in particular.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without waiting for her reply, he turned and walked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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After Sabrina had left with Vincent, Luke and Naomi rejoined Daniel and Harris in the VIP lounge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The group sat together, drinking and sharing stories, the bar still buzzing even in the early morning hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Naomi had finished two beers and was feeling uncomfortably full.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seizing a lull in the conversation, she stood up. \u201cI\u2019ll be right back\u2013just need to use the\u00a0<\/p>\n
restroom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luke nodded, and she made her way out of the booth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Straightening her dress, she stepped into the aisle\u2013and immediately bumped into a passing\u00a0<\/p>\n
woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman had bleached blonde hair, heavy makeup, and was dressed in a revealing outfit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the collision, she whirled around, glaring at Naomi. \u201cWatch where you\u2019re going!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Naomi, startled, retorted rudely, \u201cIt was nothing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That only seemed to anger the woman more. She stepped forward, crowding Naomi back step by step until she was pinned against a corner. \u201cYou bumped into me,\u201d the woman growled, her face close. \u201cAren\u2019t you going to apologize?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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