Damian's POV

Damian didn’t hear the rest of the sentence at first.

“I even went as far as sleeping with that scum… just to get pregnant.”

For a moment, the room stopped existing.

The study, the room, the books and every other thing in the space faded into something distant and unreal. All Damian could hear was the sound of blood rushing in his ears, loudly, drowning out everything else.

He stared at Vanessa.

She stood a few feet away from him, shoulders tense now, chin lifted in ...