Aurora's eyes were wide with shock and terror, her chest pounding as she gasped for air. "I... I just... want to go home," she managed to say out, her voice barely above a whisper.

Damian's grip on her throat loosened, but his facial expressions were unreadable "Home?" he asked, his voice a mix of disbelief and amusement. "You don't have another home apart from my house, Aurora." His words were a cold, like a slap on the face, a reminder of the reality she had been trying to escape.

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