"Damien," I called out while turning around but there was no response.How could he disappear in a blink of an eye?Was it just a dream?No! The familiar sensation on my forehead, at the place where he kissed me, was still there. I am sure he was here."Damien!" I called out again.When no response came and I was sure that he was not in the room, I ran to the window and looked down to find a man walking towards the exit with his head hanging low.It was Damien"DAMIEN!" I called out with all the energy inside me.He turned around. His eyes were brimming with tears, and his lips curled into a small smile. He waved his hand to me and walked away."Damien!" I again called out my hand, reaching out for him but he was gone.I blinked and focused but he was already out of my sight. I turned around and ran to the door. At the same time, Philip came inside."Angel," his eyebrows drew in confusion as he looked down at me. "What happened?" "Damien," I cried "What happened?" His eyebrows drew

All of us came back to the venue and Damien didn't leave my hand, even for a second.It felt like he was afraid that I would run away from him but now that I have accepted him, I have done that with an open and clean heart. I have decided not to think about that bitter past and to start a new life with him on a happy note.As we entered the venue, we met with the most unexpected guest. Damien looked down at me, asking if I had any clue about them but I was equally clueless. I am sure Philip and Richard must have arranged it.Suddenly, Damien was hugged tightly. It was his mother. She hugged him tightly."I missed you," she mumbled.Damien hugged him back. She pulled away and engulfed me in her arms as well. I felt her warmth and love through that hug.Daisy was standing at a hand distance from us, looking at her brother with small tears in her eyes. Two months ago, I came to know that Damien has cut all the ties with his sister and they haven't met in the last four years.I could see

"I need you, sunshine, and I need you right now!" I was torn between thinking about the future, which I know is not going to be happy with him, and the present, where I wanted to live at this moment, just for now. In his intoxicated state, I could see glimpses of the man who had once been my everything. The vulnerability in his eyes, the desperate need in his voice—it all touched my heart like before. The man who was holding me now was not the cruel, possessive Austin who had dragged me back into his life, but the gentle, loving Austin I had fallen for. "I need you," he said, ducking his head into the crook of my neck and inhaling deeply, making me shudder.As his tongue came out to lick my skin with the tip, my eyes rolled up. Bit by bit, I was losing myself in his touch and kisses. I wanted him as much as he wanted me. The tension, the confusion, the stress—all of it had become too much for me to bear. I wanted a release from all this, even if it was only for this one night. I w