-Dimitri Sokolov:
After Damon handed me the wedding ring, I could feel the weight of it in my palm, and with that simple gesture, he had given me a part of himself.
It was a sign.
A sign that he was willing to trust me, at least a little. And that trust… that was everything.
It was all I needed to know that he was finally starting to see I wasn't here to hurt him.
No, I was here to help. I could feel a warmth spreading through me, and it wasn't just because of his gesture.
It was because, for the first time in what felt like forever, I was getting closer to my goal.
Closer to fixing everything that had gone wrong between him and Niko.
I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face.
This was progress. Real progress.
I stood up suddenly, unable to contain my excitement, and went straight to my closet.
I pulled open the doors, looking through my clothes quickly.
