Chapter 209: Second chance
"You used me!" She yelled before he could continue.
Her watery eyes spilled over and she groaned, wiping at her tears. She sat back down and shook her head.
"You could forgive Rhys, but not me?" Damien asked.
"How I handled things with Rhys isn’t your business and it doesn’t have a place in our conversation right now. You are two different men. Maybe it was a mistake to get involved with both of you at all. At least I know that when we were together, I was willing to ignore the stares, the concerns, the everything because I was sure what I felt was worth it. My heart ... my heart drove me forward, not some plot, not reason ... not ..."
"If revenge had been my only goal, why would I have been with you in private, Beatrix? Why would I have shared myself with you like I did? There was no reason for it, but I did it, I was with you in all ways. It started on the worst premise, but I’m not sorry for that."
Beatrix froze and gaped at Damien. He didn’t shy away from her. Instead, he walked towards her and leaned into her bubble, putting his hands on her so she couldn’t run. She’d have to stay right there – in the chair – so he could speak and be heard properly.
She didn’t need to be thinking about Rhys, about anything but him right now. Beatrix shuddered and stared at him, her eyelashes fluttering ever so slightly.
"I care about you and I wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity to know you like this if I hadn’t wanted revenge on your father at the time," Damien said clearly.
"So you’re not sorry for hurting me?"