Damian
My wounds were yet to heal completely by the time I returned to the castle. Although most of it had healed, it was still very obvious that I had been in a serious fight, and I was not about to approach Hayley looking all beaten up and bloodied, especially not when she was pregnant.
Avoiding our room, the guards and maids, I headed straight for Ethan's chambers, and luckily he was in his room instead of the library. The last thing I wanted was for any of them to spot me and end up spilling the tea to Hayley. She would definitely question me even if she didn't believe them, and I was done with lying to her. The last thing I wanted was to lose the little trust we had managed to build after our last misunderstanding.
Ethan's eyes widened the moment they caught sight of me, and he immediately rushed to give me a helping hand.
