"Don't do this again," Stella repeated, crying as she stared at Damian.

"Stop crying," Damian reached out to cup Stella's face and used his thumbs to wipe away her tears.

But Stella hugged Damian. "Honey, thank you."

In her entire life, this was the first and only time someone had shielded her from harm.

She always had to bear everything by herself.

Damian had just taken the hit for her and protected her from disaster.

"Alright, let's go back," said ...